PAI-LXVI: Rare Posters

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Description

Artist: ANONYMOUS
Size: 35 1/8 x 48 7/8 in./89.4 x 124 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears at edges.
Printer: Imp. Edw. Ancourt, Paris
Reference:
Key Words: bike

Cycles-Rochet. ca. 1890.
One of many handsome designs for Rochet bicycles, this two-sheet poster guarantees the high quality of this French-made product.

artist

ANONYMOUS

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Vulcain. ca. 1905.

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Description

Artist: ANONYMOUS
Size: 22 7/8 x 31 1/4 in./58 x 79.3 cm
Condition: A-/ Slight creasing.
Printer: Imp. Romand, Macon
Reference: Ref: PAI-LXV, 27
Key Words: bike

Vulcain. ca. 1905.
A quaint design showing how Vulcain bicycles are so much easier to ride than the competition, that you will be “always smiling.”

artist

ANONYMOUS

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Cycles de la “Métropole”. 1893.

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Description

Artist: LUCIEN BAYLAC (1851-1913)
Size: 37 x 50 1/2 in./94 x 128.3 cm
Condition: A-/ Unobtrusive folds.
Printer: Imp. Kossuth, Paris
Reference: Ref: Reims, 223; Maindron, p. 120; PAI-XXXI, 295
Key Words: bike

Cycles de la “Métropole”. 1893.
With the subtle addition of the French national tricolor as the background palette, this Chéret-like design promotes the latest model of Métropole bicycles.

artist

LUCIEN BAYLAC (1851-1913)

Sold $1,920

La Selle Sár. ca. 1898.

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Description

Artist: MAURICE DEVILLE (1860-?)
Size: 36 1/4 x 50 in./92 x 127 cm
Condition: B+/ Restored slight tears at folds.
Printer: Lith. G. Bataille, Paris
Reference:
Key Words: bike

La Selle Sár. ca. 1898.
As evidenced by the old woman sweeping the competition literally into the gutter, Sár brand bicycle seats are the superior choice.

artist

MAURICE DEVILLE (1860-?)

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Michelin / Enveloppe Vélo. 1916.

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Description

Artist: FABIEN FABIANO (Marie Jules Coup de Frejac, 1883-1962)
Size: 29 3/4 x 39 1/4 in./75.6 x 99.7 cm
Condition: A-/ Slight tears in margin.
Printer: Imp. Chaix, Paris
Reference: Ref: Pneu, 83 (var); Michelin/LeCodiac, p. 14; Discount, p. 137 (var); Petite Reine, 75; PAI-LXII, 207
Key Words: bike, tire

Michelin / Enveloppe Vélo. 1916.
Showing how the competition bends and warps at even the most delicate of woman’s touches, this poster notes that Michelin is the superior tire for your bicycle.

artist

FABIEN FABIANO (Marie Jules Coup de Frejac, 1883-1962)

Sold $1,440

Cycles de Dion-Bouton. 1925.

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Description

Artist: FELIX FOURNERY (1865-1938)
Size: 31 1/8 x 47 1/8 in./79 x 120 cm
Condition: A.
Printer: Imp. J. Barreau, Paris
Reference: Ref: Herlihy, p. 350; PAI-LX, 19
Key Words: bike

Cycles de Dion-Bouton. 1925.
A lot of credence has been given to the theory that the bicycle contributed in large part to the suffrage movement of the late-19th century, allowing women a degree of freedom they had not be previously offered. This poster, however, doesn’t really focus on women’s lib so much as a flirtatious damsel out for a seaside joyride. This is the smaller format version of the poster.

artist

FELIX FOURNERY (1865-1938)

Sold $1,200

Marque Georges Richard / Cycles & Automobiles. 1899.

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Description

Artist: EUGENE GRASSET (1841-1917)
Size: 58 7/8 x 42 3/8 in./149.6 x 107.8 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears & stains at edges.
Printer: Imp. de Vaugirard/G. de Malherbe, Paris
Reference: Ref: DFP-II, 415; Bicycle Posters, 21; Berthon & Grasset, p. 34; Weill, 41; Timeless Images, 28; Dodge, p. 132; Ailes, p. 119; Gold, 78; Encyclopédie/Weill p. 41; Posters of Paris, 54; PAI-LIX, 56
Key Words: bike, automobile

Marque Georges Richard / Cycles & Automobiles. 1899.
Here, in one of the most appealing of Grasset’s posters, atmosphere is paramount. “Of the product, we see barely a handlebar: it is the moody and enigmatic rider who carries the weight of the sale. The twilight effect adds warmth to the image in which type and design are beautifully integrated. Georges Richard was one of quite a number of bicycle manufacturers who were hurriedly adding automobiles as a sideline around the turn of the century; within a few years, the sideline would become the main, or as here, the only product of the company” (Gold, p. 56).

artist

EUGENE GRASSET (1841-1917)

Sold $3,120

Cycles Georges Richard. ca, 1895.

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Description

Artist: H. GRAY (Henri Boulanger, 1858-1924)
Size: 45 3/4 x 61 1/2 in./116 x 156.4 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears, largely at edges.
Printer: Imp. E. Bougard, Paris
Reference: Ref: Masters 1900, p. 211; PAI-XL, 32
Key Words: bike

Cycles Georges Richard. ca, 1895.
Founded by the brothers Georges and Max Richard in 1893, Georges Richard only had three years of bicycle manufacturing before turning to automobile production. One of at least three designs Gray created for the company, this poster is awash in the brand's signature clover color.

artist

H. GRAY (Henri Boulanger, 1858-1924)

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Phébus. ca. 1898.

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Description

Artist: H. GRAY (Henri Boulanger, 1858-1924)
Size: 38 1/2 x 54 1/8 in./97.5 x 137.6 cm
Condition: B/ Restored tears, primarily at edges.
Printer: Papier-Monnaie, Paris
Reference: Ref: Encyclopédie/Weill, p. 570; Collectionneur, p. 245; PAI-LX, 21
Key Words: bike

Phébus. ca. 1898.
One of Gray’s most imaginative works, an angel is seen descending from heaven to grab a Phébus bicycle wheel.

artist

H. GRAY (Henri Boulanger, 1858-1924)

Sold $5,040

Cycles "Brillant". ca. 1900.

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Description

Artist: H. GRAY (Henri Boulanger, 1858-1924)
Size: 22 7/8 x 30 in./58 x 76.4 cm
Condition: B/ Tears & creases, mostly near edges.
Printer: Imp. Lemercier, Paris
Reference: Ref: PAI-LXV, 21
Key Words: bike

Cycles "Brillant". ca. 1900.
Noted as receiving the highest honors for spare part replacement at the Universal Exposition of 1900, it is no wonder that one of the two winged seraphs come to greet the new bicycle swoons at the mere sight of it. This is among Gray’s finest designs, beautifully incorporating the rays shining off the diamond with the spokes of the bicycle wheel.

artist

H. GRAY (Henri Boulanger, 1858-1924)

Sold $3,360

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