There’s a particularly iconic series of Erté artworks that you’ve no
doubt seen before: a woman – swathed in fur and adorned with a
headpiece, cutting a silhouette that’s since become the recognisable
epitome of Art Deco decadence – walks a lithe, silver-collared greyhound
with all the drama of one who’s just walked onto a stage. Like much of
Erté’s work it sweeps the viewer up into another era. One where opulence
ruled; one that’s again being looked to as inspiration for 2012′s fashions.
Erté’s most prolific time as an artist was during the 1920s
and 30s. With a swirl of exotic influences including European
Orientalist art, Byzantine mosaics, Greek vases, and Egyptian motifs,
his illustrations remain inspirational for both the artistic and the
fashionable.
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