Original 1916 French cycling advertising poster for Michelin – Enveloppe Vélo by Fabien Fabiano, printed by Chaix, Paris. Early Bibendum imagery with a stylish cyclist and bicycle tyre/inner tube—large format and professionally linen-backed.
Artist: Fabien Fabiano (1883–1962) Year: 1916 Size: 46 × 29.75 in (117 × 76 cm) Printing: Stone lithograph on paper; Chaix, Paris (margin ref. 1_1820_10_16150) Condition: A (Very Good) — linen-backed; tiny losses in right margin noted; strong colour and presentation Authenticity: Original 1916 printing (not a reproduction); Certificate of Authenticity included.
A classic of early Michelin advertising: Bibendum—pince-nez, cigar and all—assists a fashionable rider while displaying the brand’s tyre and inner tube. Issued during the Belle-Époque/WWI era and printed by the famed Imprimerie Chaix, this design combines cycling history, French graphic art and an iconic global mascot in one display-scale sheet.
Ships rolled in a heavy-duty archival tube, tracked and fully insured.
