Fernand Clément et Cie - Vintage French Bicycle Poster
Usine et bureaux - (Factory and offices)
 
The artwork for the original colour lithograph was created by Jean de Paleologue, (PAL] and published by Paul Dupont, 4 rue du Bouloi, for Fernamd Clément Cycles in 1894.
 
About the artist: Jean de Paleologu was a Romanian poster artist and illustrator and often signed his works with the letters PAL as his logo. He was born in Bucharest and trained in England before returning to Romania to attend a military academy. He worked between London and Paris and immigrated to the United States in 1900. His works appeared in many periodicals, including Vanity Fair, Strand Magazine, New York Herald Tribune, Plume, Rire, Cocorico, Froufrou, Sans-Gêne, and Vie en Rose.