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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
PAL (JEAN DE PALÉOLOGUE, 1860-1942) LIBERATOR / CYCLES & AUTOMOBILES. Circa 1899. 54 3/4x39 1/4 inches, 139x99 3/4 cm. Caby & Chardin, Paris. Condition A: minor repaired tears in margins. Liberator features a classic Pal figurine - a buxom woman with long, unruly hair. The image is arguably one of his wildest concepts: a topless Gallic warrior, improbably outfitted for battle, with an extreme helmet and a chainmail mini skirt. To top off the surreal advertising vision, this bicycle-riding Valkyrie holds a sword that is far too big to wield, especially if she intends to ride the disproportionate bicycle. DFP-II 696 (var), 100 Bicycles 48 (var), Art Nouveau p. 63.
