Cycles Ph. Thys / Tour de France. ca. 1925.
Artist: ANONYMOUS
Size: 22 7/8 x 31 1/8 in./58 x 79 cm
Condition: A.
Printer: O. de Rycker, Bruxelles
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Key Words: Art Deco; Bicycles; Tour de France
Cycles Ph. Thys / Tour de France. ca. 1925.
Using photomontage, this poster simultaneously promotes Belgian cyclist Philippe Thys, Peugeot bicycles, and Dunlop tires. Thys was the first cyclist to win the Tour de France 3 times: in 1913, 1914, and 1920; these last two wins were on the Peugeot team. Thys' career was cut dramatically short with the outbreak of World War I. The French cyclist and sports journalist Henri Desgrange wrote, "France is not unaware that, without the war, the crack rider from Anderlecht would be celebrating not his third Tour, but his fifth or sixth."
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Artist: ANONYMOUS
Size: 22 7/8 x 31 1/8 in./58 x 79 cm
Condition: A.
Printer: O. de Rycker, Bruxelles
Reference:
Key Words: Art Deco; Bicycles; Tour de France
Cycles Ph. Thys / Tour de France. ca. 1925.
Using photomontage, this poster simultaneously promotes Belgian cyclist Philippe Thys, Peugeot bicycles, and Dunlop tires. Thys was the first cyclist to win the Tour de France 3 times: in 1913, 1914, and 1920; these last two wins were on the Peugeot team. Thys' career was cut dramatically short with the outbreak of World War I. The French cyclist and sports journalist Henri Desgrange wrote, "France is not unaware that, without the war, the crack rider from Anderlecht would be celebrating not his third Tour, but his fifth or sixth."
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