Erte ( 1891 - 1990 ) was a French Art Deco artist and designer, a 20th-century artist and designer in an array of fields, including fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume and set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior decor.. Erte s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices greatly surpassing estimated prices, varying from 3500 USD for Beauty and the