St.-Петербургский Museum of theatrical and musical art in September will present an exhibition of works by Erte and his contemporaries — Alphonse Mucha, Natalia Goncharova, léon Bakst, Salvador Dali etc.

St-Петербургский state Museum
theatrical and musical art
14 Sep — on 7 October 2017
St.-Петербург, Ostrovsky square, 6

the Exhibition "Erte and his contemporaries. Life style-деко" dedicated to the 125-летию birthday Erte — Roman Petrovich Tyrtov (1892 St-Петербург — 1990, Paris). Brilliant artist, designer, fashion designer became one of the main characters of the era ar-деко. He lived a long creative life, entering into fashion, then leaving it with the changing styles and social attitudes. Fantastic Erte triumph was an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum called "Erte and his contemporaries" that was built by the alive and active artist in the Pantheon of the classics of world art. 50-летию legendary Art holding Tatiana Nikitina and Theatre Museum has created an exhibition-парафраз, repeating not only the name but also the concept of new-Йоркской exposure.

Erte artist not just one manners, he is the essence of style ar-деко. Erte — is slim silhouettes, luxurious fabrics, flowing plastic lines, rich colors and amazing combinations of colors. He himself was like his drawings: short, very thin and graceful, always dressed dapper. According to contemporaries, Erte looked like a cross between an animated fashion picture and illustration of the poetry collection.

the sketches of Erte fun dressing up the most famous actress of American cinema is the first half of the twentieth century — Norma Shearer, Alice Terry, Marion Davies, Claudette Colbert, Paulette Duval, Mae Murray, Lillian Gish, Pauline Stark. His fashion sense was unique. In 1921 Erte first introduced dress with asymmetrical neckline — now without this model fashion is impossible to imagine. In 1929, he is creating the sketches for the next theatrical production, has chosen for men's suits velvet, silk and brocade — tissue, at the time unthinkable for men's fashion, although quite usual in the eighteenth century. The costumes were so successful that since then even the most conservative fashion houses use these materials for male models.

During the Second world war, Erte continued to work for the stage, making the performances in the French and American theatres. Interest in his drawings almost lost: the war years of exquisite beauty Erte graphics looked anachronistic, and after the war, public interest has taken a new course. However, Erte remained true to himself. As he argued, the true beauty always has lovers, and his creativity will always be fans. In 1960-е years, Erte became interested in the new genre — sculpture. His exquisite girl is similar to the famous beauties of the past, acquaintances and friends Erte.

In 1967, the Metropolitan Museum bought his collection of 170 works of Erte, and then exhibited a hundred of them at the exhibition. Because the rules of the Museum it was forbidden to make a personal exhibition of living artists, an exhibition called "Erte and his contemporaries." With him was shownworks by Lev Bakst, Natalia Goncharova and other artists that influenced the world fashion. The exhibition was a huge outcry — name Erte again thundered all over the world. During this period, Erte became acquainted with Andy Warhol. Surprisingly, once considered outdated style Erte made Warhol a great impression of simplicity and imagination, brevity and a vivid palette graphics Erte had a significant influence on the manner of the late Warhol.

Inspired by a new success, Erte has decided to reissue his earlier image series. In 1968 he released "Number", and "Six jewels", the "Four seasons", "Four aces" and his most famous series — "Alphabet", created in the twenties. The drawings became so popular that a series of fragments of have become true emblems of the new time, around the world they were printed on towels, mugs, t-shirts and plates.

the exhibition in the Theatre Museum together with the works of Erte — sculpture, serigrafia and drawings from the private collection of Yuri Fleischmann — will feature the works of his contemporaries Alfons Mucha, Natalia Goncharova, léon Bakst, Salvador Dali, Jaures Machado and his followers — Arsen Avetisyan, Carla, Tolomeo, Bella Matveeva and other artists, continuing to stare at the exquisite beauty of the art style-деко.

Source: theatremuseum.ru