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About the Work
"Le Roi Yvetot (no. 227)" is an original gouache and gold ink on tissue paper mounted on board created by Erté in 1919. Signed recto 'Erté' lower right, in the image and annotated verso, 'Les Rois des Lègendes, No 8, Le Roi Yvetot 227'. Erte name and 'Composition originale' stamps verso. The image size is 9.25 x 6" and the artwork ships framed in a classic, gold-tone frame. The artwork ships framed.
"Le Roi Yvetot" is a design by Erté for the 1919 theater production of "Les Rois des Lègendes".
"The King of Yvetot"
William Makepeace Thackeray: 1811 –1863
There was a king of Yvetot, Of whom renown hath little said,
Who let all thoughts of glory go, And dawdled half his days a-bed;
And every night, as night came round, By Jenny, with a nightcap crowned,
Slept very sound: Sing ho, ho, ho! and he, he, he!
That's the kind of king for me.
And every day it came to pass, That four lusty meals made he;
And, step by step, upon an ass, Rode abroad, his realms to see;
And wherever he did stir, What think you was his escort, sir?
Why, an old cur. Sing ho, ho, ho! and he, he, he!
If e'er he went into excess, 'Twas from a somewhat lively thirst;
But he who would his subjects bless, Odd's fish!—must wet his whistle first;
And sofrom every cask they got, Our king did to himself allot,
At least a pot. Sing ho, ho, ho! and he, he, he!
To all the ladies of the land, A courteous king, and kind, was he;
The reason why you'll understand, They named him Pater Patriae.
Each year he called his fighting men, And marched a league from home,
and then Marched back again. Sing ho, ho, ho! and he, he, he!
Neither by force nor false pretense, He sought to make his kingdom great,
And made (O princes, learn from hence),—"Live and let live," his rule of state.
'Twas only when he came to die, That his people who stood by,
Were known to cry. Sing ho, ho, ho! and he, he, he!
The portrait of this best of kings Is extant still, upon a sign
That on a village tavern swings, Famed in the country for good wine.
The people in their Sunday trim, Filling their glasses to the brim,
Look up to him, Singing ha, ha, ha! and he, he, he!
That's the sort of king for me.
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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