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Drawing

1935 (made)
Artist/Maker

Gouache drawing, inscribed on the reverse 'Furs. Couverture No. 205 pour la copie de Septembre 1935' and in another hand with working notes. Numbered '2855' and in another hand 'American cover P7470-1-1'. With the mark of Erte's studio and the stamp of the Galleria Milano.

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view Art Deco printmakers The Art Deco design movement touched every creative medium from roughly 1910 to 1940, and prints and posters of the age were no exception. Ultimately about pleasure and modernity, the style widely reflected themes of fast-paced city life and featured bold geometric forms.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Gouache drawing
Brief description
Design by Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) for the cover of Harper's Bazaar, September 1935, an issue on furs. France, 1935.
Physical description
Gouache drawing, inscribed on the reverse 'Furs. Couverture No. 205 pour la copie de Septembre 1935' and in another hand with working notes. Numbered '2855' and in another hand 'American cover P7470-1-1'. With the mark of Erte's studio and the stamp of the Galleria Milano.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.1cm
  • Width: 27.3cm
Object history
Erte contributed to Harper's Bazaar providing designs for 240 covers between 1915 and 1937.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.960-1977

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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