Luerti - Non Solo Erté. Not Only Erté. Costume Design for the Paris Music Hall 1918-1940 - 2006

"Non Solo Erté. Not Only Erté. Costume Design for the Paris Music Hall 1918-1940" published in 2006, focuses on the rich tradition of early 20th-century Parisian music hall costume design. Erté, a famed art deco artist and designer, set a high bar for theatrical glamour and style. This work broadens that focus to include other designers active in the formative years of Parisian entertainment, which combined cabaret, theater, and vaudeville. Costumes from this era are notable for their intricate detailing, bold use of color, and fusion of modernist art influences with theatrical spectacle. Collectors and historians value such catalogs for illuminating the visual culture of interwar Paris and the evolution of performance costume as an art form.