A shirtless man leans on a workshop railing above a grey crowd of cyclists, and almost everything near him is amber. Cycles Liberator was a bicycle maker whose factory in Pantin opened in 1898; La Française Diamant bought the firm in 1909. Kossuth & Cie of Paris is recorded as a printer of its advertising posters.
This sheet comes from the firm's independent years, between 1898 and 1909. Designer unknown.
On the poster
A shirtless, muscular figure leans on a wooden railing in a velodrome workshop, one arm on the rail, looking out over the cyclists below. An orange-framed racing bicycle rests against the barrier in front of him, wooden-spoked wheels and slender fork picked out in saturated amber. A large flywheel rises at his shoulder. Behind, a hazy arena in pale grey and white sits inside a black oval vignette.
On a broad cream panel below, "Cycles Liberator" is hand-lettered in bold cursive, with "Concessionnaire Mr" in smaller roman type.
About this print
A digitally restored reproduction, printed on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art paper with pigment inks.
