Erté

Er·té

 (ĕr-tā′) Originally Romain de Tirtoff. 1892-1990.

Russian-born French designer and illustrator who was a leading exponent of Art Deco in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Erté

(ɛrte)

n

(Biography) real name Romain de Tirtoff. 1892–1990, French fashion illustrator and designer, born in Russia, noted for his extravagant costumes and tableaux for the Folies-Bergère in Paris

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