A Very Rare Rona Bicycle Poster, depicting Maurice ChevalierFrance, circa 1921/1922Printed by Publicité Wall. ParisColour lithograph, Framed behind glassAn advertising poster depicting Maurice Chevalier riding on a Rona Bicycle, in the background two professional cyclists, one trying to catch up the other with a broken bicycle. Text in the upper left corner dans la vie faut pas s'en faire: In life you do not have to worry. The title of a song by Maurice Chevalier, to the lower left side moi!!je ne m'en fais pas... j'suis sur une: I do not worry ... I'm on a, Rona119 cm x 80 cmProvenance:Poster Collection, Bicycle Museum Velorama, Nijmegen.Catalogue note:In life you do not have to worry, by Maurice ChevalierThe song was written by Albert Willemetz and composed by Henri Christiné. It comes from their operetta Dédé , created on November 10, 1921, at the Bouffes-Parisiens theater, with Maurice Chevalier in the role of Robert..Maurice Auguste Chevalier (September 12, 1888 – January 1, 1972) was a French actor, cabaret singer and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including "Valentine", "Louise", "Mimi", and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and for his films, including The Love Parade, The Big Pond and Love Me Tonight. His trademark attire was a boater hat, which he always wore on stage with a tuxedo.Chevalier was born in Paris. He made his name as a star of musical comedy, appearing in public as a singer and dancer at an early age before working in menial jobs as a teenager. In 1909, he became the partner of the biggest female star in France at the time, Fréhel. Although their relationship was brief, she secured him his first major engagement, as a mimic and a singer in l'Alcazar in Marseille, for which he received critical acclaim by French theatre critics. In 1917, he discovered jazz and ragtime and went to London, where he found new success at the Palace Theatre.After this, he toured the United States, where he met the American composers George Gershwin and Irving Berlin and brought the operetta Dédé to Broadway in 1922. He developed an interest in acting and had success in Dédé. When talkies arrived, he went to Hollywood in 1928, where he played his first American role in Innocents of Paris. In 1930, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Love Parade (1929) and The Big Pond (1930), which secured his first big American hit, "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight".In 1957, he appeared in Love in the Afternoon, which was his first Hollywood film in more than 20 years. In 1958, he starred with Leslie Caron and Louis Jourdan in Gigi. In the early 1960s, he made eight films, including Can-Can in 1960 and Fanny the following year. In 1970, he made his final contribution to the film industry where he sang the title song of the Disney film The Aristocats. He died in Paris, on January 1, 1972, aged 83.Condition: some discolouration, water stain to the lower edge, wear.The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email
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