Erte 2012 Calendar. This 2012 calendar features the paintings and artworks created by Romain de Tirtoff who was a Russian-born French artist and designer known by the pseudonym Erté, the French pronunciation of his initials, R.T. Erte was a diversely-talented 20th century artist and designer who flourished in an array of fields, including fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume and set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior decor. This Erte 2012 Calendar showcases some of his most popular and stunning collection of paintings to take you through 2012.