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LOT 24

Lot 24

Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)

Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
Lot 24 Details
Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990), Russian/French

THREE LETTERS: C, X AND Y (FROM THE ALPHABET SUITE), 1976-1977

Three colour silkscreens; each signed and numbered 128/350 in pencil to margin.

Printed by Atelier Gourdon, Atelier Arcay, Paris and American Atelier, New York. Published by Chalk & Vermillion, Greenwich, Connecticut.
Framed, with similar dimensions.
Image, each 15.5 ins x 10.5 ins; 39.4 cms x 27.3 cms; Framed 26.1 ins x 20.1 ins; 66.3 cms x 51.1 cms

Estimate $800-$1,000

Realised: $450
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
  • Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
  • Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
  • Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
  • Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
  • Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
  • Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
  • Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
  • Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
  • Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
  • Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
  • Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
  • Erté (né Romain de Tirtoff) (1892-1990)
Provenance:

Collection of Jerry Greben and his gallery Graphis Gallery, Toronto, ON;
The Estate of Jerry Greben, Toronto, ON

CONDITION DETAILS

Letter "C" colours seem bright and clean; letters "X" and "Y" have colours which are slightly faded with foxing throughout margins.

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