Les mamelles de tirésias - choriste - 2nd act is a modern artwork realized in 1947 century by erté (romain de tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. Titled and numbered "8518" on the back. Includes frame provenance : - erté personal collection. - serge leeman collection. Erté is in charge for the costumes and sets for les mamelles de tirésias. This opera bouffe in two acts by francis poulenc based on a play by guillaume apollinaire was presented at the opéra-comique on june 3, 1947. Romain de tirtoff (23 november 1892 – 21 april 1990) was a russian-born french artist and designer known by the pseudonym erté. He was a 20th-century artist and designer who flourished in an array of fields, including fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume and set design f
