"Modes d'Hiver": Cover Design for "Harper's Bazar"

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) French, born Russia

1921

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Soon after designing his first cover for Harper’s Bazar in 1915, Erté received a ten-year contract to work exclusively for the magazine. He ultimately contributed over 240 covers featuring his signature art-deco style illustrations to the fashion glossy between 1915 and 1936. The covers, which combine large swaths of uninterrupted color with minute, whimsical details, presage his numerous stage set designs.

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Title: "Modes d'Hiver": Cover Design for "Harper's Bazar"
Artist: Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) (French (born Russia), St. Petersburg 1892–1990 Paris)
Date: 1921
Medium: Gouache on cardboard
Dimensions: sheet: 15 1/8 x 10 13/16 in. (38.4 x 27.4 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, The Martin Foundation Inc. Gift, 1967
Object Number: 67.762.88
Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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