Vintage Bicycle Posters & Prints

Vintage Bicycle Posters were a very popular during the bicycling craze of the 1890s. Classic cycling prints emphasized the personal liberty the bicycle provided, especially to women. Bicycle companies, such as Cycles Gladiator, Perfecta, J.B. Louvet, Terrot, Clement, Sirius, Peugeot, and Meteore, also pioneered the mass manufacturing techniques that were later applied to the manufacture of automobiles and airplanes. Bicycle poster designers featured include Jean de Paleologue (Pal), Henri Gray, Francisco Tamagno, and Alphonse Mucha. (Return to Top.)