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Manège Petit. 1895.
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Manège Petit. 1895.
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PAI-LXXVII: Rare Posters
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ARTIST
ADRIEN BARRÈRE (1877-1931)
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Description
Artist: ADRIEN BARRÈRE (1877-1931)
Size: 39 1/2 x 54 3/4 in./100.3 x 139 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears at folds.
Printer: Imp. Ch. Wall, Paris
Reference: Ref: Wine Spectator, p. 117; PAI-LII, 9
Key Words: Bicycles; Art Nouveau; By Air, Land, or Sea
Manège Petit. 1895.
Barrère went to law school and then medical school, thought both professions absurd, and then turned to caricature, thereby becoming famous. There's always something a little mischievous and cunning about his human figures, and this attitude is deployed perfectly for this bicycle dealership on the Champs-Élysées. It not only has the largest bike selection in all of Paris—it also offers a "Manège Petit," or enclosed arena, for bicycle-riding lessons. This Bicycle-Miss is ingeniously illustrated: a skirt and blouse in flat color, straight out of a Toulouse-Lautrec or Villon piece, but with a more naturalistic face and head, and an unmistakable expression: "You too can be as clever as I am—mobile, free, and balanced upon this bike," she seems to intone. One of the great seldom-seen works by Barrère.
Size: 39 1/2 x 54 3/4 in./100.3 x 139 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears at folds.
Printer: Imp. Ch. Wall, Paris
Reference: Ref: Wine Spectator, p. 117; PAI-LII, 9
Key Words: Bicycles; Art Nouveau; By Air, Land, or Sea
Manège Petit. 1895.
Barrère went to law school and then medical school, thought both professions absurd, and then turned to caricature, thereby becoming famous. There's always something a little mischievous and cunning about his human figures, and this attitude is deployed perfectly for this bicycle dealership on the Champs-Élysées. It not only has the largest bike selection in all of Paris—it also offers a "Manège Petit," or enclosed arena, for bicycle-riding lessons. This Bicycle-Miss is ingeniously illustrated: a skirt and blouse in flat color, straight out of a Toulouse-Lautrec or Villon piece, but with a more naturalistic face and head, and an unmistakable expression: "You too can be as clever as I am—mobile, free, and balanced upon this bike," she seems to intone. One of the great seldom-seen works by Barrère.
