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Advertising Poster International Water Exhibition Liege 1939
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Original vintage advertising poster for the International Water Exhibition held in the Belgian city of Liege between May and November 1939. Original title reads: Internationale Water Tentoonstelling, Luik. This poster features a fantastic artwork by artist Forg showing a variation on the theme of the goddesses with the 13 goddesses sitting in a pyramid shape, overlooking the canal where a sailing boat and a war ship are navigating. The Exposition internationale de la technique de l'eau de 1939 was the third specialized exposition recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions. The exposition was designed to celebrate the completion of the Albert Canal. The exposition's theme was water management and opened on 20 May 1939 by King Leopold III of Belgium. The canal itself was opened on 30 July 1939. The exposition was scheduled to end in November 1939, but on 31 August explosives under the Val Benoit Bridge and the Ougrée Bridge detonated by lightning, resulting in 20 fatalities and 24 injured. The explosives were placed by the Belgian Army wanting the bridges destroyed in case of war. When the real war started the day after, it was decided to close the exposition immediately. Printed in Belgium by Benard, Liege. Condition: Good condition, creasing,folds, backed on linen.. Country of printing: Belgium, designer: Forg? , size (cm): 100x62, year of printing: 1939.
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Original vintage advertising poster for the International Water Exhibition held in the Belgian city of Liege between May and November 1939. Original title reads: Internationale Water Tentoonstelling, Luik. This poster features a fantastic artwork by artist Forg showing a variation on the theme of the goddesses with the 13 goddesses sitting in a pyramid shape, overlooking the canal where a sailing boat and a war ship are navigating. The Exposition internationale de la technique de l'eau de 1939 was the third specialized exposition recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions. The exposition was designed to celebrate the completion of the Albert Canal. The exposition's theme was water management and opened on 20 May 1939 by King Leopold III of Belgium. The canal itself was opened on 30 July 1939. The exposition was scheduled to end in November 1939, but on 31 August explosives under the Val Benoit Bridge and the Ougrée Bridge detonated by lightning, resulting in 20 fatalities and 24 injured. The explosives were placed by the Belgian Army wanting the bridges destroyed in case of war. When the real war started the day after, it was decided to close the exposition immediately. Printed in Belgium by Benard, Liege. Condition: Good condition, creasing,folds, backed on linen.. Country of printing: Belgium, designer: Forg? , size (cm): 100x62, year of printing: 1939.
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