The Stories Behind the Paintings
Cycling history, race lore, the golden age of the bicycle, and the making of original oil paintings.
The story behind The Telescope - Cecilia Payne's discovery that changed astronomy, a historically accurate 1920s night sky, and the quiet...
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The definitive account of the 1927 Tour de France — Nicolas Frantz's dominant ride, the steel bikes of the era, the mountain stages, and ...
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The story behind Luna - a deep dive into the greatest cycling advertising of the 1890s-1910s, from Cycles Gladiator to Alphonse Mucha, an...
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The story behind The Stone Fountain - a rider in the Italian Alps, a centuries-old mountain spring, and the balance between effort and ea...
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The story behind The Three Sisters painting - how bicycle manufacturers in the 1890s built campaigns around women's freedom, and why the ...
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The philosophy behind Couch Theory — why the rest after a hard ride is categorically different, what the afternoon light means, and why a...
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The story behind Girl on a Bridge - Day and Night, the only two-painting series in the Golden Age of Cycling. On Monet, the Impressionist...
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The Crescent Moon and the liminal hour between day and night - a painting in the Art Nouveau cycling tradition, with every brand name str...
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