Erte Limited Edition Bronze "French Rooster". Bronze is marked 1987, Chalk and Vermilion and Sevenarts, and numbered 154/375 at the base. Accompanied by a First Edition Erte Sculpture Book printed in Italy 10 1/2"x14". "French Rooster" is a bronze sculpture measuring 16" tall, 11" long x 6" wide. Weight on all 22 pds. The sculpture was created by Erte in 1987, and it is based on a cover for Harper's Bazaar, January 1918. Erte was born Romain de Tirtoff in St. Petersburg, Russia on November 23rd, 1892 and was raised amidst Russia's social elite. At the age of five he created an evening gown for his mother and managed to persuade the adults to craft it, they were astounded by the results. In 1912, Romain left St. Petersburg for Paris at the age of nineteen with the aim of becoming an artist. After working with Paul " Le Magnifique" Poiret on several theatrical productions Romain, still under the pseudonym of Erte, began to work more independently. He hand-crafted original costume and fashion designs for many of the era’s most renowned actresses, including Joan Crawford, Lillian Gish, Marion Davies, Anna Pavlova, Norma Shearer, and others. His masterpieces for the stage included extravagant production designs at venues such as New York’s Radio City Music Hall, the Casino de Paris, and the Paris Opera. In 1915 he began his long professional relationship with Harper's Bazaar and created 240 covers for the esteemed magazine. For 6 months in 1916, Erté simultaneously worked with Vogue as well. As a result of his highly publicized success, Erté would later be called the father of the Art Deco movement. NO IN HOUSE SHIPPING. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Estate. Pickup only or Shipping on this item offered through UPS (843) 203-3466 store7194@theupsstore.com , Pak Mail 843-849-0310 - info@charlestonshipping.com or Quik Mail Etc 843-723-6598 quikmailetc@gmail.com , Please contact one of them or your own choice of shipper directly. Thank you

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