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EUGENE GRASSET (1841-1917) MARQUE GEORGES RICHARD / CYCLES & AUTOMOBILES. 1899. 41x57 1/2 inches, 104x146cm. Vaugirard, Paris Condition B: flaking and losses along repaired tears in image; restored loss in image; unobtrusive vertical and horizontal folds. Matted and framed. This visual symphony in brown, beige and orange is one of Grasset's classic images. Although advertising a bicycle, the product is barely visible. Rather, a pensive women, clad in a medieval-style dress, is holding the handlebars in one hand, and a four-leaf clover (the company's logo) in the other. The background is filled with decorative elements that appear to represent a road, the sky and a nearby stream, all surrounding the typography designed by Grasset. It is a contemplative design that skillfully integrates Art Nouveau style into the commercial format of a poster. DFP-II 415, Bicycle Posters 21, Arwas p. 34, Weill, 41, Wember 373, Berthon & Grasset p. 34, Gold 78, Ailes p. 119.
