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WALTER VAN DER VEN (1884-1923)
VIIe OLYMPIADE ANVERS [BELGIQUE]. 1920.
34x25 inches, 86¼x63½ cm. E. Stockmans & Co., Anvers. Condition B+ / B: small replaced losses, creases and staining along vertical and horizontal folds; time-staining in margins.
For the seventh Olympic games, held in Belgium, the official poster "featured a discus thrower in the foreground, enveloped in a swirl of the flags of participating nations . . . with the Belgian flag prominent to the left and the coat of arms of Antwerp displayed top right. A panoramic view of the city, showing the majestic towers of the Gothic Cathedral of our Lady, the Grote Markt and old City Hall, reinforced the message that Antwerp's proud cultural heritage justified its selection as the venue for the VII Olympiad - a precursor of the many posters in the years to come that would project patriotic imagery and emblems of civic identity . . . unfortunately, the VII Olympiad ended in a mountain of debt and a liquidation committee had to resolve the deficit" (Olympic Posters p. 31). This poster was printed in 17 different languages. The Dutch version was printed by Van Dieren & Co.
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