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Cosmetic Brush

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Framed Size: 25.5" x 22.75"

hand-signed serigraph

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About the Work
About the Artist

About the Work

In the 1920s, make-up became the epitome of sophisticated chic and self-assurance. Cosmetics became a major industry. Glamour was now an important fashion trend due to the influence of the motion picture industry and the famous female movie stars. When a woman publicly applied makeup from a glamorous compact when in a restaurant or dance hall, she was exhibiting the new symbol of womanly grace and refinement. Make­up was used to define the face in the modem style making it a specific and recognizable new look of the new women. In "Cosmetic Brush", Erté cleverly transformed his sleek brush head into his mannequin's arched eyebrow.

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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