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BART VAN VLYMEN (DATES UNKNOWN) INTERNATIONALE TENTOONSTELLING / VOOR HANDEL & INDUSTRIE. 1924. 43 3/4x30 3/4 inches, 111x71 cm. Teulings Grafische Kunstinrichting, Amsterdam. Condition B+ / B: repaired tears and restoration at edges, some affecting image; abrasions and restoration in margins and image; staining at edges. From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution pollution was not considered to be a societal evil but rather a sign of progress and even prosperity. This image, for an International Exhibition of Trade and Industry, literally shows how Mercury's Caduceus (symbol of commerce and trade) forms within the conflux of the massive cloud of smoke rising from all the factory chimneys. In 1925, Charles Loupot used a similar theme of smoke emitting from factory smokestacks to advertise the Exposition International Art Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris.
