$550
ERTE (RUSSIAN 1892-1990), GOUACHE ON PAPER, 9 5/8" X 8 1/8" IMAGE, "WINDOWS SHOW GIRL":Paper size: 12 3/4" x 9 3/4"; unsigned; titled lower left; Weldy, 18. Rue Saulnier, Paris stamp in a diamond cartouche in upper right on verso; 4876 or 4856 in red on verso in lower left; a #1 in a circle in pencil on verso; on transparent paper; unframed but in an outline fitting cut-out double mat. Provenance: from the estate of Charles LeMaire (Executive Director and Designer at 20th Century Fox Studio who worked with Erte on George White's "Scandals"), via Mrs. Teree Peck of Palm Springs who received it from LeMaire's stepson, Walter Goetz. Letter of provenance from Jim Konoske of Jim Konoske Consulting.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2008-07-27