Lot 4
New America. ca. 1897.
Passed
Est.
$1,700
- $2,000
Live Auction
PAI-LXXX: Rare Posters
Live Bidding began Feb 23, 2020 at 11:00 AM EST
ARTIST
G. FAURE-LAUBARÈDE
Category
Description
Artist: G. FAURE-LAUBARÈDE
Size: 49 1/2 x 38 3/4 in./ 125.7 x 98.5 cm
Condition: B/ Slight tears and stains at folds and edges.
Printer: L. Lévy, Bordeaux
Reference: Ref: PAI-XXXII, 307
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Black Images; Bicycles; Animals; Children
New America. ca. 1897.
Based on the caricatures seen here, one could imagine that Tiger and Old Hickory are slanderous slurs—but, in fact, they are the names of two American bicycle manufacturers: Old Hickory Cycle Company was in business from 1897-1898 in Chicago; three separate manufacturers in Freeport, Illinois; Dayton, Ohio; and Greenfield, Massachusetts worked under the name Tiger, which might explain the "Tiger against Tiger" reference here. We hope the human Tiger makes it out of this strange race unscathed.
Size: 49 1/2 x 38 3/4 in./ 125.7 x 98.5 cm
Condition: B/ Slight tears and stains at folds and edges.
Printer: L. Lévy, Bordeaux
Reference: Ref: PAI-XXXII, 307
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Black Images; Bicycles; Animals; Children
New America. ca. 1897.
Based on the caricatures seen here, one could imagine that Tiger and Old Hickory are slanderous slurs—but, in fact, they are the names of two American bicycle manufacturers: Old Hickory Cycle Company was in business from 1897-1898 in Chicago; three separate manufacturers in Freeport, Illinois; Dayton, Ohio; and Greenfield, Massachusetts worked under the name Tiger, which might explain the "Tiger against Tiger" reference here. We hope the human Tiger makes it out of this strange race unscathed.