Lot 1
L'Etendard Français. 1891.
Passed
Est.
$2,500
- $3,000
Live Auction
PAI-LXX: Rare Posters
ARTIST
JULES CHÉRET (1836-1932)
Description
Artist: JULES CHÉRET (1836-1932)
Size: 33 3/4 x 47 1/4 in./85.7 x 120 cm
Condition: B+/ Very slight tears at folds; recreated top corners.
Printer: Imp. Chaix, Paris
Reference: Ref: Chéret 1322; Broido 998; Maindron 820; Reims 345; DFP-II, 219; Bicycle Posters, 52; PAI-LI, 257
Key Words: bicycle, bike
L'Etendard Français. 1891.
L’Etendard Français was a small manufacturer of bicycles and tricycles, sold primarily out of Paris. Its name translates as “banner," hence why the coquettish cyclist is both holding her country’s flag as well as wearing patriotic colors. Here, the company is offering a payment plan of fifty francs down and twenty-five per month thereafter; however, we are not told how many months it will take to pay off our new bicycle. This is one of two bicycle posters Chéret created during his fifty-year long career.
Size: 33 3/4 x 47 1/4 in./85.7 x 120 cm
Condition: B+/ Very slight tears at folds; recreated top corners.
Printer: Imp. Chaix, Paris
Reference: Ref: Chéret 1322; Broido 998; Maindron 820; Reims 345; DFP-II, 219; Bicycle Posters, 52; PAI-LI, 257
Key Words: bicycle, bike
L'Etendard Français. 1891.
L’Etendard Français was a small manufacturer of bicycles and tricycles, sold primarily out of Paris. Its name translates as “banner," hence why the coquettish cyclist is both holding her country’s flag as well as wearing patriotic colors. Here, the company is offering a payment plan of fifty francs down and twenty-five per month thereafter; however, we are not told how many months it will take to pay off our new bicycle. This is one of two bicycle posters Chéret created during his fifty-year long career.
