Skelton Cyclists – (Jose Guadalupe Posada) Previous Next


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Date: 1960

Size: 28 x 43 cm

Museum: Nagoya City Art Museum (Nagoya, Japan)

Technique: Print

Skeletons are pedaling bicycles. The bicycle race of skeletons has started. A skeleton with a silk hat is leading the race. In second place are skeletons with a feather hat and a hood respectively. The skeleton with an iron helmet has tumbled and fallen down. Following behind is a skeleton with a white beard, and at the end, a skeleton with a crown of fireworks is trying to catch up. At the end of the 19th century, the invention of the bicycle led to a popularization of bicycle races, and Mexico

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