Erté Romain (1892 - 1990)    

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) 23.11. 1892 (St. Petersburg) - 21.4. 1990 (Paris) - French artist of Russian origins, significant draftsman, fashion illustrator, deigner of theatre costumes work: decorative gouache fashion illustrations (e.g. for Paul Poiret or Harper´s Bazaar) galleries: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Victoria and Albert Museum in London