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About the Work
"Lyre" is an embossed serigraph with foil stamping created by Erté in 1990. From the edition of 650, the artwork is estate stamped with the artists signature lower right. The image size is 28.5 x 23.5" and the artwork is framed in a contemporary black stepped frame. The artwork ships framed and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Erté was a committed innovator in his print-making endeavors and his most notable successes included the use of black paper, embossing and foil hot-stamping. He considered the use of embossing to be a hugely significant step in achieving sensational subtleties in the final work and his collaboration with Chromacomp resulted in a hot-stamping method that produced beautiful foil details without damaging the underlying screen print. In his use of black paper, which solves the problem of large printed black areas damaging easily, Erté also created a heightened visual effect in which the paper creates a much denser background, greatly accentuating the printed areas. The results of his innovations are spectacular and set his prints in a class of their own.
This work is published by Chalk & Vermilion Fine Arts, an affiliate of Martin Lawrence Galleries, no prior ownership.
About the Artist
Erté was born Romain de Tirtoff in St. Petersburg, Russia on November 23rd, 1892 and was raised amidst Russia's social elite. At the age of five he created an evening gown for his mother and managed to persuade the adults to craft it, they were astounded by the results. In 1912, Romain left St. Petersburg for Paris at the age of nineteen with the aim of becoming an artist. After working with Paul " Le Magnifique" Poiret on several theatrical productions Romain, still under the pseudonym of Erte, began to work more independently. He hand-crafted original costume and fashion designs for many of the era’s most renowned actresses, including Joan Crawford, Lillian Gish, Marion Davies, Anna Pavlova, Norma Shearer, and others. His masterpieces for the stage included extravagant production designs at venues such as New York’s Radio City Music Hall, the Casino de Paris, and the Paris Opera. In 1915 he began his long professional relationship with Harper's Bazaar and created 240 covers for the esteemed magazine. For 6 months in 1916, Erté simultaneously worked with Vogue as well. As a result of his highly publicized success, Erté would later be called the father of the ‘Art Deco’ movement.
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