c.1955 SAS Africa by Otto Nielson Scandinavian Airlines System Ostriches

Date: c.1955
Artist: Nielson, Otto   
Size (in): 39.375” x 24.375”
Size (cm): 100 x 62
Condition: B
Linen backed: No

This vintage original poster was created by the Danish artist Otto Nielson who created many beautiful posters for the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) over a period of more than 20 years beginning in the mid 1950s.   Each of Nielson’s SAS posters feature one of the international destinations served by that airline including this example for Africa.   For this colorful painterly design Nielson renders an image of a group of ostriches with a modern SAS airliner passing over in the skies above.   The lower left corner indicates this poster was printed in Denmark by Axel Andreasen & Sonner of Copenhagen. 

This poster shows moderate handling wear including some slight buckling to the corners and slight bumping to the edges in places most evident to the upper right corner.  There is a short half inch tear without loss on paper about half way up on the left edge.   There are small areas of surface paper loss to each corner on the back of the poster which don’t show on the front side.  The colors remain strong and overall condition is very good for this vintage original which can be proudly displayed as is or with basic linen backing and minimal touch up could look near perfect like the day it was printed almost 70 years ago.  For an additional cost, we can arrange linen backing for customers that would like to have that done.