La Dubarry; and Scénographie

Romain De Tirtoff 'Erté' (Russian/French, 1892-1990) La Dubarry; and Scénographie the first signed 'Erté' (lower right), inscribed as title and numbered with studio stamp '1027' (on the reverse); the second signed 'Erté' (lower right) and numbered with studio stamp '16.039' (on the backing sheet) the first pencil, pen and black ink, bodycolour and metallic paint on paper, unframed; the second bodycolour on paper, mounted, unframed 11 1/8 x 15 ¼ in. (28.2 x 38.7 cm.); and 5 ¾ x 9 5/8 in. (14.6 x 24.5 cm.) Executed in 1926.