Personal Info
Known For
Costume & Make-Up
Born
November 23, 1892
Died
April 21, 1990 (age 97)
Place of Birth
St. Petersburg, Russia
Also Known As
Romain de Tirtoff
Romaine de Tirtoff Erte
Romain Erté
Erté
Biography
Romain de Tirtoff, known by the pseudonym Erté, was a Russian-born French artist and designer. He was a 20th-century artist and designer in an array of fields, including fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume, and set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior decor.
