Lot 8
Cycles et Automobiles Legia. 1898.
Passed
Est.
$2,500
- $3,000
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PAI-XCII: Rare Posters
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ARTIST
GEORGES GAUDY (1872-1940)
Category
Description
Artist: GEORGES GAUDY (1872-1940)
Size: 24 1/2 x 37 1/4 in./62 x 94.8 cm
Condition: A-/ Unobtrusive folds.
Printer: O. de Rycker & Mendel, Bruxelles
Reference: Bicycle Posters, 30; Weill, 93; Livre d’Affiche, 44; PAI-LIII, 254
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Bicycles; Automobiles
Cycles et Automobiles Legia. 1898.
A specialist in automobile and bicycle posters, Gaudy gets to show off both of his talents in this image for Legia. As a despondent female cyclist gazes off into the distance, a couple can be seen whizzing along in their new motorized, open-air car. It is a meeting of the old and the new. Moreover, the sharp white outlines around the images reminds us how in vogue Japanese woodblock prints were at this time.
Size: 24 1/2 x 37 1/4 in./62 x 94.8 cm
Condition: A-/ Unobtrusive folds.
Printer: O. de Rycker & Mendel, Bruxelles
Reference: Bicycle Posters, 30; Weill, 93; Livre d’Affiche, 44; PAI-LIII, 254
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Bicycles; Automobiles
Cycles et Automobiles Legia. 1898.
A specialist in automobile and bicycle posters, Gaudy gets to show off both of his talents in this image for Legia. As a despondent female cyclist gazes off into the distance, a couple can be seen whizzing along in their new motorized, open-air car. It is a meeting of the old and the new. Moreover, the sharp white outlines around the images reminds us how in vogue Japanese woodblock prints were at this time.