A pioneer and master of graphic arts in Modernista Catalonia, Riquer showed a highly personal mix of his own research and that of others in his posters and made a name for himself at home and abroad. In Salón Pedal, created as an advertisement for a cycle path in Málaga, inaugurated in 1897, a rich decoration of floral motifs surrounds the figure of the female cyclist on a bicycle that gives the advertisement its allure. Riquer, one of the best practitioners of decorative poster art in Catalonia, soon presented the work at several exhibitions (such as the one in the Saló de La Vanguardia or the first exhibition of Catalan posters in 1899), where it met with considerable success.
Alexandre de Riquer i Ynglada, 7th Count of Casa Dávalos (3 May 1856 - 13 November 1920), was a versatile artist, intellectual and Catalan designer, illustrator, painter, engraver, writer and poet. He was one of the leading figures of modernism in Catalonia.
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