A selection of designs produced between 1916 and 1926

Designs by Erté

 

 

After securing his first substantial contract with Harper's Bazaar in 1915, Erté's career gained considerable momentum

and he became sought after as a designer, not only of general fashion and illustrations, but also of stage costumes and

sets. Within France, his stage designs included those for Théâtre du Ba-ta-Clan and Folies Bergère, while in the

United States, he prepared designs for George White's Scandals.

 

 

Our Greeting Cards

 

 

For connoisseurs of Erté's work, we have prepared sets of 15 Greeting Cards displaying a selection of his designs produced between 1916 and 1926 and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Code: E 1916 CS(15)
Price: US$75.00

 

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in hommage to the hand-crafted

approach typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is

hand-finished, with the image presented on White card stock with an accompanying envelope. On the rear of each card

we also present some information about Erté and the profiled illustration. We have left the interior of the cards blank so

that you may write your own personal message.

 

To purchase, simply click on the "Add to Cart" button shown above and you will be taken through to our Shopping Cart

secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any

destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.

 

Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact on any matter through

ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

 

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Erté.

 

 

A selection of designs

 

Sports cloak for Henry Bendel

New York, 1916

Vanilla Pods

Les Fleurs du Mal

Théâtre du Ba-ta-Clan

Paris, 1916

 

 

Costume for Mistinguett

Théâtre du Ba-ta-Clan

Paris, 1917

Source of the Amazon River

The Rivers

Folies Bergère, 1923

Source of the Rhine

The Rivers

Folies Bergère, 1923

 

 

Dress for Madame Bordoni

1925

Pierrot

1925

Corn

Vegetable Ballet

George White Scandals, 1926

Celery

Vegetable Ballet

George White Scandals, 1926

Onion

Vegetable Ballet

George White Scandals, 1926

Carrot

Vegetable Ballet

George White Scandals, 1926

Haystack

Lucky Doll

George White Scandals

New York, 1926

 

 

 

Horseshoe

Lucky Doll

George White Scandals

New York, 1926

 

 

The Annunciation

Illustration for The Illustrated London News

1926

The Triumphant Courtesan

George White Scandals. 1926