Erté
26 studies for Act I of 'Der Rosenkavalier'
ERTÉ (ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF) (1892-1990)
26 studies for Act I of 'Der Rosenkavalier'
i) The Marschallin's negligee
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache on card
37.4 x 27cm (14 3/4 x 10 5/8in).
ii) The Marschallin's boudoir in Act I
signed 'Erté' (upper right)
gouache on card
27 x 37.4cm (10 5/8 x 14 3/4in).
iii) Octavian
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and silver pen on card
37.2 x 27cm (14 5/8 x 10 5/8in).
iv) Octavian second costume
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache on black card
37.2 x 27.2cm (14 5/8 x 10 11/16in).
v) The majordomo of the Marschallin
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and silver pen on card
37.4 x 27.4cm (14 3/4 x 10 13/16in).
vi) The footmen of the Marshallin
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and silver pen on card
37.4 x 27.3cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/4in).
vii) The Marschallin's personal maid
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and silver pen on card
37.3 x 27.1cm (14 11/16 x 10 11/16in).
viii) The Marschallin alone at her desk and the clock
signed 'Erté' (upper right)
gouache on card
27.2 x 37.3cm (10 11/16 x 14 11/16in).
ix) The notary
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and gilt on card
37.5 x 25.5cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/16in).
x) The writer - second version
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache on card
37.4 x 27.4cm (14 3/4 x 10 13/16in).
xi) The flute player
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache on card
37.5 x 27.3cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/4in).
xii) The Italian singer
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and gilt on card
37.4 x 27.3cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/4in).
xiii) A widow of noble family
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache on card
37.4 x 27.4cm (14 3/4 x 10 13/16in).
xiv) The three orphans
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and gilt on card
37.3 x 27.1cm (14 11/16 x 10 11/16in).
xv) The hat seller
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache on card
37.5 x 27.3cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/4in).
xvi) The hunter
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and silver pen on card
37.5 x 27.3cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/4in).
xvii) Valzacchi with his black newspaper
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache on card
37.5 x 27.5cm (14 3/4 x 10 13/16in).
xviii) The hairdresser
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and silver pen on card
37.3 x 27.3cm (14 11/16 x 10 3/4in).
xix) The hairdresser's assistant
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache on card
37.4 x 27.3cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/4in).
xx) The cook and his assistant
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and silver pen on card
37.5 x 27.5cm (14 3/4 x 10 13/16in).
xxi) A courier
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and silver pen on card
37.5 x 27.5cm (14 3/4 x 10 13/16in).
xxii) Annina
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and gilt on card
37.2 x 27.2cm (14 5/8 x 10 11/16in).
xxiii) Leopold, the Baron's body servant and natural son
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and gilt on card
37.5 x 27.5cm (14 3/4 x 10 13/16in).
xxiv) The Baron's chaplain
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache on card
37.4 x 27.3cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/4in).
xxv) The Marschallin crowned
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache on card
37 x 27cm (14 9/16 x 10 5/8in).
xxvi) Octavian
signed 'Erté' (lower right)
gouache and silver pen on card
37 x 26.5cm (14 9/16 x 10 7/16in).