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Lot 567: French Bicycle and Motorcycle Poster

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Lot 567: French Bicycle and Motorcycle Poster
<b>FRANCISCO TAMAGNO (1851-?)</b> <p> <b>567. Terrot/Dijon/Cycles-Motocyclettes.</b>
36 7/8 x 54 5/8 in./98.7 x 138.7 cm
Imp. Lithographie Parisienne, Paris
Cond A-/Unobtrusive folds.
Attitude is everything in the several Terrot bicycle posters Tamagno created at the turn of the century. In all of them a young lady makes it to the top of a hill way ahead of the competition (see PAI-XXII, 32 & PAI-XIX, 53), effortlessly outdistances an airplane (see PAI-XXVI, 545), beats a locomotive coming on at full speed (see PAI-XXX, 296) and, as seen here, keeps pace with a male companion atop a Terrot motorbike–although she appears to have taken some sort of shortcut through the underbrush. Her gentleman friend is the picture of good sportsmanship as he outpaces the other riders, but this feisty female, as is always the case in a Tamagno Terrot poster, doesn’t neglect to let the competition know in no uncertain–if not precisely ladylike–terms who’s the champ.
<b>Est: $3,000-$4,000.</b>
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