A brilliant, layered composition where a modern cyclist races past the ghost of Vincent van Gogh.
A brightly coloured cyclist, rendered in the clean, graphic language of Pop Art, occupies the foreground, their form a sharp arrangement of red, yellow, and blue. Behind them, a ghostly echo of Van Gogh's lost masterpiece, 'The Painter on the Road to Tarascon', is rendered in a sketchy, monochromatic olive green that evokes the raw energy of late 19th-century printmaking. This is a sophisticated work of postmodern homage; Bes creates a dialogue across time, contrasting the sleek anonymity of the modern athlete with the romantic, tragic figure of the artist-pilgrim.
Medium: Colour etching on paper
Inscription on Front: In pencil below the plate mark: 'a p. IV' (lower left) and signed 'P. Bes '76' (lower right).
Condition: Presented under glass in a slim aluminium frame with a wide white mat. The print is in excellent condition with fresh, bright colours.
