8 June 2016 Russian Art and Photography Auctions

8 June 2016

Artist Index / Full Catalogue


Le blousons noirs

§ 111. ERTÉ (ROMAN DE TIRTOFF) (1892-1990)

Le blousons noirs, signed, further stamped with the artist's studio stamp and numbered "N 15.987" on the reverse.

Pencil and gouache on paper , 37 by 28 cm.
1,000-1,500 GBP


Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by his friend Hélène Martini, the owner after 1960 of a number of theatres and cabarets in the Pigalle area, Paris, c. 1950s–1960s.
Private collection, France.


Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
† Indicates Standard VAT scheme applies, and the rate of 20% VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium.