Lot 8
Alcyon Cycles.
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Alcyon Cycles.
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PAI-LXXV: Rare Posters
Live Bidding began Jun 26, 2018 at 2:00 PM EDT
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Artist: MISTI (Ferdinand Mifliez, 1865-1923)
Size: 30 3/4 x 46 3/4 in./78 x 118.8 cm
Condition: B/ Slight tears at folds and edegs.
Printer: Imp. G. Elleaume, Paris
Reference: Ref: PAI-XL, 41
Key Words: Bicycle; Art Nouveau
Alcyon Cycles.
Alcyon – the Greek for "halcyon" – meaning pleasant and calm, is itself derived from Greek mythology. Halcyon was a daughter of Aeolus, metamorphed into a seabird that would nest at sea, thereby calming the waves. Misti surely knew this tale as a halcyon flies above our lovely cyclist, heralding the cycle with its wings.
Size: 30 3/4 x 46 3/4 in./78 x 118.8 cm
Condition: B/ Slight tears at folds and edegs.
Printer: Imp. G. Elleaume, Paris
Reference: Ref: PAI-XL, 41
Key Words: Bicycle; Art Nouveau
Alcyon Cycles.
Alcyon – the Greek for "halcyon" – meaning pleasant and calm, is itself derived from Greek mythology. Halcyon was a daughter of Aeolus, metamorphed into a seabird that would nest at sea, thereby calming the waves. Misti surely knew this tale as a halcyon flies above our lovely cyclist, heralding the cycle with its wings.
