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Erté, born Romain de Tirtoff (1892–1990), was a Russian-born French artist and designer best known for his opulent Art Deco fashion illustrations and theatre costume and set designs. He adopted the pseudonym Erté in Paris, a stylized version of his initials, and built a signature style that defined 1920s–1930s fashion imagery.
Born in Saint Petersburg, he studied art there before moving to Paris in 1912 to pursue illustration
Over a long career, Erté produced drawings, lithographs, posters, and decorative designs for textiles and jewelry,
Erté's works are held by major museums worldwide, and retrospectives have highlighted his role as a defining