Erté signature

French · 1892–1990

158 catalogued lots by Erté record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (87% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right53
  • on the base4
  • in the margin2
  • lower left2

Form

  • signed121
  • signed in pencil29
  • signed and dated7
  • initialled1

Signature as written

Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).

  • Erte×4
  • Erté×1
  • 63.5cm x 49cm×1

Catalogue signature lines

  • Signed 'Erté' lower right and numbered 'EA' lower left — The Letter D from Alphabet Suite (A-Z), Phillips, Jul 13, 2021
  • Signed "Erte" — Fruit of Life Bowl, Abell Auction Company, Feb 4, 2026
  • Signed, dated, numbered and inscribed "RKP Int. Corp" — La Plume, Abell Auction Company, Jan 21, 2026
  • Signed, dated, numbered and inscribed "Fine Art Acquisitions" — La Danseuse, Abell Auction Company, Jan 21, 2026
  • Signed "Erte", numbered, dated and inscribed "R.K.P Int. Corp" and with their cypher — Victoire, Abell Auction Company, Jan 21, 2026
  • Signed "Erte", numbered, dated and inscribed "R.K.P Int. Corp" and with their cypher — La Femme a la Panthere, Abell Auction Company, Jan 21, 2026
  • Signed "Erte", copyrighted 1984, numbered 115/350, inscribed "Fine Art Acqusitions" and with cypher to base Overall: — The Globe, Abell Auction Company, Jan 8, 2026
  • Signed and numbered each: 63.5cm x 49cm — Numerals 1968, Bonhams, Nov 15, 2017
  • Signed by the artist in the lower right margin and hand-numbered 300/300 in the — "The Chaste Susanna" (La Chaste Suzanne), Williamson Auction Gallery, Sep 8, 2026
  • Signed by the artist in the lower right margin and numbered 193/350 in pencil to — Letter "O", Williamson Auction Gallery, Aug 25, 2026
  • Signed lower right — Untitled, Abell Auction Company, Jul 14, 2026
  • Signed lower right — Untitled, Abell Auction Company, Jul 14, 2026
  • Signed lower right — Untitled, Abell Auction Company, Jul 14, 2026
  • Signed lower right — Untitled, Abell Auction Company, Jul 14, 2026
  • Signed by the artist in the lower right and numbered XCVIII/CL — Les Girls, Williamson Auction Gallery, Jun 30, 2026
  • Signed lower right Erte — Marriage Dance, Nadeau's Auction Gallery, May 30, 2026
  • Signed in pencil lower right — La Promenade, Woodard Lipe Fine Art & Auction, May 9, 2026
  • Signed lower right — Russian/ French 1892-1990 Summer and Winter, Abell Auction Company, Dec 11, 2025
  • Signed in pencil lower right — Three Graces, DuMouchelles, Sep 12, 2025
  • Signed and numbered 73/300 in pencil to the lower margin — (Russian-born French, 1892-1990), Willow Tree, from the Asian Princess Suite, mid 1980s, embossed, Concept Art Gallery, Sep 10, 2025
  • Signed and numbered 253/260 in pencil to the lower margin — (Russian-born French, 1892-1990), Fashions, 1974, embossed, Concept Art Gallery, Sep 10, 2025
  • Signed and marked HC in pencil to the lower edge — (Russian-born French Artist, 1892-1990), Scorpio-from the Zodiac Suite, Concept Art Gallery, Sep 10, 2025
  • Signed and marked HC in pencil to the lower edge — (Russian-born French Artist, 1892-1990), Capricorn-from the Zodiac Suite, Concept Art Gallery, Sep 10, 2025
  • Signed lower right — Flapper, Abell Auction Company, Aug 28, 2025
  • The first pencil signed lower right, editioned 199/300 lower left & the second pencil signed lower right, editioned 59/300 — Circe & L’Empanachee, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Jun 17, 2025
  • Pencil signed lower right, editioned 49/300 lower left — Coquette, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Jun 17, 2025
  • Penciled signed lower, editioned 232/300 lower left — Suitors, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Jun 17, 2025
  • Signed lower left — Le Flambeau, Nadeau's Auction Gallery, May 17, 2025
  • Signed in ink lower right — (Russian-born French Artist, 1892-1990), Torquemada - costume design for L'Heure Espagnole, Concept Art Gallery, May 15, 2025
  • Signed lower right Erte — Les Jolies Dames, Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Feb 1, 2025
  • Signed lower right — Tempest, Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Feb 1, 2025
  • Signed lower right Erte — California, Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Feb 1, 2025
  • Signed in the lower right with an edition of 297/300 in the lower left — Untitled, DuMouchelles, Jan 16, 2025
  • Signed in the lower right with an edition of HC 27/35 in the lower left — Untitled, DuMouchelles, Jan 16, 2025
  • Signed lower right Erté and inscribed AP — 'Ebony and White', Bonhams, Dec 4, 2024
  • Signed in pencil lower right and numbered 256/300 — Embossed, DuMouchelles, Sep 13, 2024
  • Signed in the lower right margin — Untitled, DuMouchelles, May 17, 2024
  • Signed in pencil lower right — Spade, Austin Auction Gallery, Mar 22, 2024
  • Signed in pencil lower right — Untitled, DuMouchelles, Mar 15, 2024
  • Signed at lower right — Untitled, DuMouchelles, Mar 15, 2024

From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Erté auction results.