Bidspirit auction | Travel Poster Odense Denmark Duckling

Travel Poster Odense Denmark Duckling Swan Hans Christian Andersen - Original vintage travel poster promoting the city of Odense, the birthplace of the legendary author Hans Christian Andersen, designed by the Danish cartoonist and artist Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966). The poster presents a visual homage to the famous fairy tale The Ugly Duckling, displaying a stylised white swan with an orange beak gracefully curving its neck against a solid black background, a small brown duckling near the reeds where a tiny ladybird climbs along a blade of green grass. Printed by Hagen & Sorensen in Odense. Good condition, creasing, tears, staining. Country of issue: Denmark, designer: Viggo Vagnby, size (cm): 100x62, year of printing: 1950s.