Sep 29, 2016 - Sale 2423

Sale 2423 - Lot 26

Price Realized: $ 6,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
ERTÉ. [ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF.]
"Après L'Orage." Likely a proposed cover for Harper's Bazaar created circa 1920s; a variation of this image was reproduced as a serigraph and re-titled, "Aprés la Pluie" in Erté at Ninety published in 1982. Gouache on board. 394x286 mm; 15 1/2x11 1/4 inches. Signed "Erté" in lower right image. Verso rough with notations and adhesive residue, soft craquelure confined to maroon area, very light soiling in figure.