Albert EBERT (1906-1976). Passers-by and fishermen near the Albert Canal, Liège, 1939. Oil on canvas signed lower right (slightly distended and loosely woven). Bears the 1939 Liège Exhibition label on the back. Height : 90 cm - Width : 164 cm Provenance: Pierre Petit collection, architect of the 1930s. Note: The 1939 Liège International Exhibition was organized by the Belgian city to celebrate the inauguration of the Albert Canal and showcase industrial engineering and water technology. Designed by Georges Truffaut in 1936, it was inaugurated on May 20, 1939 in the presence of King Leopold III.