"Souvenirs": Cover Design for "Harper's Bazar"

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)

1922 · Gouache on cardboard · Drawings and Prints

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.

Artist

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)

Date

1922

Medium

Gouache on cardboard

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, The Martin Foundation Inc. Gift, 1967