Russian born designer Erte – one of those magical names, which hides much more than it seems, howeve
Russian born designer Erte – one of those magical names, which hides much more than it seems, however, much less than it should be. Descendant of an old Russian noble family, Romain de Tirtoff took took for himself seemingly mysterious pseudonym Erte and began a new life. Instead of a man of flesh and blood, appeared a perfect creator of unreal beauty in all its manifestations. Painter and sculptor, designer and illustrator, traveler and writer, and even cook – all these incarnations merged in him alone. Erte lived a long, incredibly beautiful and very busy life, having experienced success, and a new rise of oblivion, having to enjoy the delights of both the public recognition and captious criticism. He left Russia when he was not yet twenty, but that beauty of Russian soul he invested in all his works.allrus -- source link