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Old 03-09-08 | 01:59 AM
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Looking for vintage art prints

I suddenly feel the need to own some vintage prints to hang in my shop

This one caught my eye


Where would one find such a thing?
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Old 03-09-08 | 02:08 AM
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With so many reprints available, I'd be wary of ones advertised as original. But if you're okay with reprints, there are plenty to be had. Here's a site I Googled that has quite a few:

https://www.art.com/asp/display-asp/_...icycle_Ads.htm

Edit: And another site...https://www.bicycle-art.com/vintage-bicycle-posters.asp

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Old 03-09-08 | 02:40 AM
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Bicycle-art.com , I wonder if they have bicycle art? Doh, thanks for the push in the right direction
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Old 03-09-08 | 08:47 AM
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I wouldn't look for an original -- I'd look for a high quality reprint.

I was in Vegas at the Paris Hotel a few years ago. They had a shop where they were printing up large-sized prints of these sorts of posters on nice, thick paper. I'm actually headed there for a convention on the 15th. If I get a few minutes free I will see if that place is still there and report back.
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Old 03-09-08 | 08:58 AM
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Just put in "bicycle poster" into ebay and you will get hundreds of reprints for $14.99.

If you want originals, I recommend https://www.bicyclegifts.com/index.html . They were at the Madison swap and are just outside of Chicago. They are a very nice couple with great original art. Huge prints, 72"x48" but the prices are also huge (but well worth it for original artwork), up to $5,000 IIRC.
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We've actually had a thread on this subject in the Women's forum. We came to the conclusion that it was strange how virtually all of the turn of the century adverts featured women wearing little to no clothing, and when they were wearing clothing, it was not the sort of attire one would opt for when riding a bicycle!

But they are great posters .

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Old 03-09-08 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by East Hill
We've actually had a thread on this subject in the Women's forum. We came to the conclusion that it was strange how virtually all of the turn of the century adverts featured women wearing little to no clothing, and when they were wearing clothing, it was not the sort of attire one would opt for when riding a bicycle!

But they are great posters .

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True, but that's not really surprising, is it? It is, after all, a theme that's repeated over and over again throughout the Art Nouveau period by Mucha, Klimt, Beardsley, etc. There's just a lot of that imagery to be found from around 1890-1910. But I'm guessing practicality of attire was not foremost in the artists' minds.
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