Romain de Tirtoff “Erté” art at auction

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Lot 138

Romain de Tirtoff “Erté”

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Unpublished record album cover: Semi-nude arabesque dancer.

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Unpublished record album cover, author: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Sheherazade, 1961;
Watercolor, black and gold inks, 11.5 x 11.25", not signed

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Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000

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The exposed breast in the drawing was considered indecent in 1961, so the image was not used for the published cover.

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