Erte, Spider Web Bronze Sculpture, Signed and Numbered Start Price USD 2,920.00 Current Price USD 2,920.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, August 25, 2008 End Time Monday, September 01, 2008 Location Homestead, FL See more about 'Erte, Spider Web Bronze Sculpture, Signed and Numbered' Description The Spider Web by Erté Bronze sculpture with hand applied patina and polished embellishments Size: 22 1/2 x 19 x 7   Signature and copyright stamped # 147 / 375 The retail value of this piece is $12,500.00 This bronze is in mint condition Excellent offer with no reserve. The genius of the artist is evidenced among the most influential and unique of the 20th century. Erté—Romain de Tirtoff—was born in Russia in 1892, and died at age 97 in 1990. In 1912, Erté moved to Paris and his unique talent was immediately recognized by the city’s most established couturiers. In 1915, he began an association with Harper’s Bazaar by designing covers of each of their magazines. The influence of his work as a result of the high visibility of this periodical influenced an entire art movement that was to become known as “Art Deco”. At the age of 75, Erté embarked on a new career and began to recreate the remarkable designs in bronze and serigraphy. The Art Deco movement was reborn. A lifetime of international success and recognition has ensured this unique artist's place in the art history, through his permanent collections in museums throughout the world including New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution and London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. There is a provenance from Mr. Edward Harrington State, a well known art dealer and collector in Detroit, Michigan and West Palm Beach, Florida Place a Bid!