Romain de Tirtoff
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Biography: Erté
Erté, the pseudonym of Romain de Tirtoff (1892–1990), was a Russian-born French artist and designer renowned for his extravagant and elegant…
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Inspiration: “La Marchesa Luisa Casati,” by Giovanni Boldini
Casati was known for her eccentricities that delighted European society for nearly three decades. The beautiful and extravagant hostess to the…