c.1955 South Africa by SAS Scandinavian Airline System by Otto Neilson

Date: c.1955
Artist: Neilson, Otto     
Size (in): 39.25” x 24.75” 
Size (cm): 100 x 63 
Condition: B
Linen backed: Yes 

This vintage original poster was created by Danish artist Otto Nielson for the Scandinavian Airline System and issued in the early to mid 1950s. For this poster Nielson renders a Mid-Century Modern design featuring an African woman in colorful attire looking upward to a modern SAS airline which looks to be the Douglas DC-4 prop airliner.   This poster isn’t dated but Nielson began working for SAS in the early 1950s and the Douglas DC-4 aircraft were operated by the airline from its inception in 1946 until 1956. The lower margin indicates this poster was printed in Copenhagen, Denmark by Andreasen & Lachmann and Nielson's initials appear in print in the lower right corner.  

This vintage original poster has been professionally linen backed with some touchup as needed including expert repair to a tear of a few inches on the top edge and small bits of replaced loss on the upper left and lower right corner tips.  A couple short tears and small abrasions on the edges have also been professionally touched up.   The original color remains and the poster displays very nicely. Overall condition is very good.