French Art Nouveau Lithograph “Waverley Cycles” by Alphonse Mucha

A French Art Nouveau lithograph, “Waverley Cycles”, by Alphonse Mucha, featuring a young woman on a bicycle holding a branch of laurel. Waverley was an American brand of bicycles, but very popular in Europe. The sturdiness of the machine is symbolized by the woman’s resolute expression as she leans on an anvil. The laurel branch probably indicates the prizes won by the product. Pictured in: Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels by Jack Rennert and Alain Weill, G.K. Hall & Co., Publishers, Boston, pages 206-207, cat. 52.