Date: 1890
Size: 27.5 x 14 inches
Artist: E. Clouet
I love typography and posters that put typography front and center - like this very early French poster for a bicycle company called Cycles Clement.
Clément Cycles or La Société des Vélocipédes Clément was a French bicycle manufacturer that was founded in 1876. From its beginnings as a bicycle repair shop in Bordeau, through its establishment as a bicycle shop and workshop in Paris to its mass manufacture of a wide range of bicycles from the purpose built, state of the art factory in Paris, the brand always combined advertising and marketing flair with quality products.
Recently linen-backed and in good condition.