Cycles & Automobiles Georges Richard (1896) (11x14 print)

Clandestine speed and vintage steel—a striking, high-contrast archive of the dawn of the motor era.

Cycles & Automobiles Georges Richard (1896) (11x14 print)

This poster is a high-octane classic of early industrial advertising. In 1896, the world was shifting from the bicycle craze to the birth of the motorcar, and Georges Richard was at the forefront. This artwork captures that exact turning point with the bold, sweeping lines typical of late 19th-century French lithography.