ERTE Art Deco Vintage Lithograph, circa 1982, inscription to lower right reads Erte, subject depicts the main character Violetta from the opera La Traviata (1853) by Giuseppe Verdi and Francesco Maria Piave. Inscription on the banner reads LA TRAVIATA. Window measures approximately 29 1/4 inches L x 19 1/4 inches W, frame measures approximately 31 inches L x 21 inches W, black plastic frame, surface wear to frame, professionally framed, not examined out of frame. Erté was a Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic arts. His work is quintessentially emblematic of the Art Deco style in its use of tapering lines and simplified ornamentation inspired by the natural world, and his figurines are internationally known and desired as collectible objects. Born Roman Petrovich Tyrtov on November 23, 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia to an aristocratic family, he moved to Paris in 1910, disobeying his father’s wishes for him to become a naval officer. In 1915, he secured a contract with