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The Guadalquivir

Drawing
1923 (made)
Artist/Maker
Erté (artist)

The Guadalquivir by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff); 1923.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Theatre
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe Guadalquivir
Materials and techniques
Gouache and gold paint.
Brief description
The Guadalquivir by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff); 1923.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.9cm
  • Length: 49.8cm
Taken from Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 15, cat. 37.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • Erté (Signed.)
  • Les Fleuves. Le Guadalquivir. 1923 (Inscribed on verso.)
Object history
This drawing represents the final elaboration of the costumes for the revue Les Fleuves, produced at the Folies-Bergère in 1923.
Subject depicted
Costume
Associated object
E.19-1968
Bibliographic references
  • Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 15, cat. 37.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969
  • Erté, London : Grosvenor Gallery, 1967 73
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.18-1968

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Record createdFebruary 16, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O187873/the-guadalquivir-drawing-erté/
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