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Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) Affiche Ancienne Original vintage advertising poster for a show at the famous French cabaret music hall Folies Bergere - The new revue by Helene Martini with direction, set design and costume by Michel Gyarmathy. Colourful pin-up style illustration by the notable artist and designer Erte (Romain de Tirtoff Erte; 1892-1990) showing a stylised image of a semi-nude dancer with a feather headpiece swirling down around her elegant body as she holds a large red fan above her head with the stylised lettering for Folies Bergere on it, set against a blue background with the rest of the text below in white letters. Helene Martini (aka The Empress of the Night; b 1925) was a showgirl who managed the Folies Bergere from 1974-2000 (she bought the club in 1977) with the Hungarian set and costume designer Michel Gyarmathy (Miklos Ehrenfeld; 1908-1996). Printed in France by Editions Martinet, Paris. Large size. Good condition, creasing, tears. Country of issue: France, designer: Erte (Romain de Tirtoff), size (cm): 149x100, year of printing: 1971.

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