Erté
French · 1892–1990 · Painter, Printmaker
Romain de Tirtoff, known by the pseudonym Erté, was a Russian-born French artist and designer. He worked in several fields, including fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Numbers (L. 172-181)Bonhams · $5,000≈ £3,221≈ €3,704Sign up to see
VictoireAbell Auction Company · $4,375≈ £3,259≈ €3,727Sign up to see
1989, cold-painted castAbell Auction Company · $4,160≈ £3,108≈ €3,648Sign up to see
Erté’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
191
of 212 offered · 2011–2026
Sell-through
90%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
47 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 19 | 14 | 74% | $1.2kSign up | $788Sign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 15 | 12 | 80% | $1.3kSign up | $788Sign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 2 | 50% | $818Sign up | $818Sign up | $931Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 96 | 89 | 93% | $524Sign up | $436Sign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Lithograph | 15 | 15 | 100% | $628Sign up | $500Sign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 76 | 69 | 91% | $524Sign up | $436Sign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Print (other) | 5 | 5 | 100% | $210Sign up | $250Sign up | $275Sign up |
| Sculpture | 63 | 61 | 97% | $2kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Other | 34 | 27 | 79% | $1.2kSign up | $821Sign up | $5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.