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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
LOUIS-THEOFILE HINGRE PNEU VELO MICHELIN. Circa 1900. 37x23 3/4 inches. La Lithographie Parisienne, [Paris]. Condition B+: repaired tears and restoration in margins affecting image. A young woman in yellow and red is riding behind Bibendum as he outdistances a pierrot on the country road in the background. Not only are his Michelin tires outlasting his adversary's weaker rubber, but Bibendum is actually riding through a field of glass bell jars, his tires clearly impervious to shards of broken glass. A rare and unusual Michelin poster by Hingre, who is primarily known for his archly Mucha-esque Art Nouveau posters.
![LOUIS-THEOFILE HINGRE PNEU VELO MICHELIN. Circa 1900. 37x23 inches. La Lithographie Parisienne, [Paris].](https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/full//809\519809.jpg)
