Viggo Vagnby Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Viggo Vagnby Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 12, 2024
VIGGO VAGNBY 'WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN' TOURISM POSTER
Est: $400 - $600
VIGGO VAGNBY 'WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN' TOURISM POSTER Well framed reprint of the original. Denmark Designed 1953 / reprinted 2010 85h x 59w
Leonard Joel
Nov. 03, 2024
A Vintage Danish Modern Lithograph Print Viggo Vagnby Travel Poster 'Charmant Copenhagen', 1953
Est: $200 - $300
Designed by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966), printed in Denmark by J. Chr. Sorensen & Co., published by the Tourist Association of Copenhagen, 1953, with a signature of the artist under the traffic safety cone and a hand writing 'Affiche lithographie originale' to the bottom right. Viggo Vagnby was a Danish artist born in 1896, best known for his captivating travel posters featuring Copenhagen. 41.3/4 in. x 26.7/8 in. (frame).
Topwells
Sep. 21, 2024
Famous Original 1950s Copenhagen Ducks Poster Vagnby
Est: $600 - $900
Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966 Wonderful Copenhagen (1950s Version) Offset 1957 39.3 x 24.4 in. (100 x 62 cm) Printer: Tutein & Koch, Copenhagen Condition Details: (A-/B+) minor creases at the edges, minor foxing, esp. at the bottom#Denmark #Travel #Animals #Ducks
PosterConnection Inc.
Apr. 20, 2024
Famous Original 1960s Copenhagen Ducks Poster Vagnby
Est: $400 - $600
Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966 Wonderful Copenhagen (1961 Version) Offset 1961 39.3 x 24.4 in. (100 x 62 cm) Printer: J. Chr. Sorensen, Copenhagen Condition Details: (A-) pin holes and minimal staining in the corners, minimal staining#Denmark #Travel #Animals #Ducks
PosterConnection Inc.
Sep. 30, 2023
Famous Original c. 1970 Copenhagen Ducks Poster Vagnby
Est: $300 - $400
Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966 Wonderful Copenhagen Offset ca. 1970 39.3 x 24.4 in. (100 x 62 cm) Printer: Fair-Print AS Condition Details: (A) corner needle holes#Denmark #Travel #Animals #Ducks
PosterConnection Inc.
Jul. 29, 2023
Poster by Viggo Vagnby - Undervara KÃ¶penhamn
Est: €280 - €500
Undervara KÃ¶penhamn - 62x100, 1953 by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jun. 15, 2023
Denmark Golden Days Silvery Nights, Artwork by Viggo Vagnby (Denmark 1896-1966), Original Lithographic Travel Poster, 1961
Est: $400 - $600
Denmark Golden Days Silvery Nights, Artwork by Viggo Vagnby (Denmark 1896-1966), Original Lithographic Travel Poster, 1961, signature in image lower left printed in Denmark by J. Chr. Sorensen & Co.
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Apr. 22, 2023
Famous Original 1960s Copenhagen Ducks Poster Vagnby
Est: $500 - $750
Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966 Wonderful Copenhagen Offset 1961 39.3 x 24.4 in. (100 x 62 cm) Printer: J. Chr. Sorensen, Copenhagen Condition Details: (A) #Denmark #Travel #Animals #Ducks
PosterConnection Inc.
Nov. 12, 2022
Viggo Vagnby Wonderful Copenhagen Tourist Poster
Est: $40 - $400
Viggo Vagnby (1896 - 1966), original Wonderful Copenhagen tourist poster issued by The Tourist Association of Copenhagen, this version from 1961, original painting from artist dated 1954, there have been slight variations done to the drawing from the original over the years - Condition Statement : overall great condition with bright colours and no fading, some folding to lower right side. Measures 24 x 39 inches.
Kavanagh Auctions
Oct. 12, 2022
Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966).
Est: €200 - €300
Wonderful Copenhagen. Lithographie couleur. Dimensions : 105 x 67 cm.
Galerie Moderne
Jul. 16, 2022
Poster by Viggo Vagnby - Jylland Danmark
Est: €320 - €550
Jylland Danmark - 62,5x100, ca. 1960, on linen by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Apr. 23, 2022
Original Vintage 1940s Denmark Travel Poster Animals
Est: $300 - $500
Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966 Springtime in Denmark Offset 1949 100 x 62 cm Printer: J. Chr. Sorensen, Copenhagen Condition Details: (A-) small tears and minor creasing and staining at the edges
PosterConnection Inc.
Apr. 23, 2022
Original Vintage 1950s Denmark Travel Poster Vagnby
Est: $300 - $500
Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966 Denmark Offset 1953 100 x 62 cm Printer: J. Chr. Sorensen, Copenhagen Condition Details: (B+/B) staining at the lower left, in and to the left of the tree, corner staple holes
PosterConnection Inc.
Jan. 29, 2022
VAGNBY, Viggo (1896-1966). Hans Christian Andersen. Circa 1...
Est: $200 - $300
VAGNBY, Viggo (1896-1966). Hans Christian Andersen. Circa 1960s. A stylized duckling and white swan swim side by side, a reference to one of Andersen’s most beloved fairy tales. 39 x 24 ½”. Unmounted. Creases, chipping along extremities. B+.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Jan. 29, 2022
VAGNBY, Viggo (1896-1966). Wonderful Copenhagen. Copenhagen...
Est: $250 - $350
VAGNBY, Viggo (1896-1966). Wonderful Copenhagen. Copenhagen: J. Chr. Sorensen, 1959. Poster published by the Tourist Association of Copenhagen, Denmark, depicting a policeman stopping automobile and pedestrian traffic so that a mother duck and her ducklings may safely cross the street. 39 x 24 ½”. Linen backed. Bright, clean example of this charming tourism poster.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Nov. 06, 2021
Original 1950s Denmark Travel Poster Nice Vagnby Art
Est: $500 - $750
Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966 Le Danemark Offset ca. 1958 Printer: Esbjerg Stentrykkeri Condition Details: (A-) on linen, small edge tears, needle holes and minor staining at the top and bottom edges
PosterConnection Inc.
Nov. 06, 2021
Original Vintage 1950s Denmark Poster Vagnby
Est: $500 - $750
Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966 Dinamarca Offset 1953 Printer: J. Chr. Sorensen, Copenhagen Condition Details: (A) minimal staining at the edges
PosterConnection Inc.
Aug. 15, 2021
Viggo Vagnby (Danish, 1896-1966) 'Juteland' Poster Assortment
Est: $200 - $300
Viggo Vagnby (Danish, 1896-1966) 'Juteland' Poster Assortment Two items including a 1956, printed signature lower left, depicting mallard ducks in flight over Denmark, backed on canvas; together with a 1953, Hans Shilter (Swiss, 1918-1988) printed signature upper right, depicting a train going from Switzerland to Germany; provenance: Wittenberg Vintage Posters, Chicago, Illinois Category: Decorative Arts > Posters Estimated Sale Time: 10:59 am CST Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate. Sales Tax: Illinois (8.000%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%) Links to High Resolution Images: Image #1
Leonard Auction
Jun. 26, 2021
Travel Poster Wonderful Copenhagen Viggo Vagnby Denmark
Est: £120 - £240
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Wonderful Copenhagen featuring a classic image by the Danish artist Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966) of a family of ducks crossing the road with the help of a traffic policeman and watched by pedestrians and people in their car and on the trams with the buildings and monuments of Copenhagen city in the background. This poster was so popular that it was printed several time in consecutive years. In 1985 this design won an international poster competition in England when it was rolled with other entries as a protective layer. Printed in Denmark by J. Chr. Sorensen & Co., Copenhagen. Very good condition, faint creases and faint waving. Country of issue: Denmark, designer: Viggo Vagnby, size (cm): 100x62, year of printing: 1953
Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
Feb. 06, 2021
Poster by Viggo Vagnby - Wonderful Copenhagen
Est: €300 - €550
Wonderful Copenhagen - 62x98,5, 1964, on linen by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Nov. 14, 2020
Vagnby, Viggo (1896–1966). Wonderful Copenhagen. Copenhagen...
Est: $300 - $500
Vagnby, Viggo (1896–1966). Wonderful Copenhagen. Copenhagen: J. Chr. Sorensen & Co., 1955. Lithograph in color depicting a traffic controller stopping the pedestrians, trolley, and car traffic to let ducks cross the street. 39 ½ x 24 ½”. Tiny short closed tears to outer margin; expertly repaired. Linen backed. A.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Oct. 18, 2020
Viggo Vagnby (Danish, 1896-1966) 'Juteland' Poster Assortment
Est: $500 - $700
Viggo Vagnby (Danish, 1896-1966) 'Juteland' Poster Assortment Two items including a 1956, printed signature lower left, depicting mallard ducks in flight over Denmark, backed on canvas; together with a 1953, Hans Shilter (Swiss, 1918-1988) printed signature upper right, depicting a train going from Switzerland to Germany; provenance: Wittenberg Vintage Posters, Chicago, Illinois Condition: Very Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use, some minor tears along edges on Denmark poster and a repair on the lower right edge, minor tear on train lower center edge Height: 40 inches, Width: 25 inches (train) Category: Decorative Arts > Posters Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate. Approximate Sale Time: 11:15 am CST Links to High Resolution Images: Image #1
Leonard Auction
Jul. 18, 2020
Poster by Viggo Vagnby - Wonderful Copenhagen
Est: €280 - €500
Wonderful Copenhagen - 62x100, 1953 by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jun. 09, 2020
Original Vintage 1940s Denmark Posters Vagnby Animals
Est: $400 - $600
Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966. Springtime in Denmark. Offset 1949. Size: 39.7 x 24.4 in. (101 x 62 cm). Printer: J. Chr. Sorensen, Copenhagen. Condition Details: (B+) small tears and losses at the edges, corner needle holes, minor surface browning.
PosterConnection Inc.
Jan. 25, 2020
Vagnby, Viggo (Danish, 1896-1966). Hans Christian Andersen. Odense Denmark.
Est: $400 - $600
Vagnby, Viggo (Danish, 1896-1966). Hans Christian Andersen. Odense Denmark. Odense: Hagen & Sorensen, ca. 1960s. A tourism poster for Odense, Denmark, where the author Hans Christian Andersen was born, depicts “The Ugly Duckling” next to an imposing white swan. Signed in plate by the artist on left side. 38 ¾ x 24 ¾”. Minor inpainting – done using archival techniques – at corners. A-. Linen backed.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Apr. 16, 2019
Original Vintage 1950s Denmark Posters Vagnby Animals
Est: $100 - $400
Artist: Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966. Springtime in Denmark. Technique: Offset 1948. Size: 39.3 x 24.4 in. (100 x 62 cm). Printer: J. Chr. Sorensen, Copenhagen. Condition Details: (B+) minor tears, one of them 3.5 in/9 cm at the upper right edge, needle holes and tiny losses in the corners. Estimate: 400. Reserve / Starting Price: $100.
PosterConnection Inc.
Jan. 19, 2019
Poster by Viggo Vagnby - Odense Denmark Hans Christian Andersen
Est: €80 - €150
Odense Denmark Hans Christian Andersen - 62x100, 1962 by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966) 62x100, 1962
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Dec. 01, 2018
Wonderful Copenhagen.
Est: $300 - $500
Vagnby, Viggo (1896-1966). Wonderful Copenhagen. Copenhagen: J. Chr. Sorensen & Co., 1955. Illustration of a traffic controller stopping the pedestrians, trolley, and car traffic to let ducks cross the street. 39 ½ x 24 ½”. Linen backed. Minor abrasions at corners. A.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Nov. 10, 2018
TRAVEL POSTER WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN VIGGO VAGNBY DENMARK
Est: £225 - £450
Travel Advertising Poster – firts printing of a famous poster Wonderful Copenhagen (Bezauberndes Copenhagen) – Viggo Vagnby, text in German. Original vintage travel advertising poster for Wonderful Copenhagen featuring a classic image by the Danish artist Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966) of a family of ducks crossing the road with the help of a traffic policeman and watched by pedestrians and people in their car and on the trams with the buildings and monuments of Copenhagen city in the background. This poster was so popular that it was printed several time in consecutive years. In 1985 this design won an international poster competition in England when it was rolled with other entries as a protective layer. Printed in Denmark by J. Chr. Sorensen & Co., Copenhagen. Country: Denmark. Year: 1953. Artist: Viggo Vagnby. Size (cm): 100x62 Very good condition, faint creases and faint waving.
Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
Apr. 28, 2018
Old Original Vintage 1950s Copenhagen Ducks + 3 Denmark Posters
Est: $280 - $500
Artist: Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966. Wonderful Copenhagen (4 Posters). Technique: Offset 1959. Size: 39.3 x 24.4 in. (100 x 62 cm). Printer: J. Chr. Sorensen, Copenhagen. Condition Details: small corner paper losses, 12 in./30 cm vertic. tear at the top edge (B), added: Denmark by Agersted, ca. 1968 (A) and 2 x Copenhagen by Antoni, 1962/63, tiny tears and creases (A-) and surface creasing (B+). Estimate: $500. Reserve / Starting Price: $280.
PosterConnection Inc.
Apr. 14, 2018
Travel Poster Wonderful Copenhagen Denmark Ducklings Viggo Vagnby
Est: £225 - £450
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Wonderful Copenhagen featuring a classic image by the Danish artist Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966) of a family of ducks crossing the road with the help of a traffic policeman and watched by pedestrians and people in their car and on the trams with the buildings and monuments of Copenhagen city in the background. In 1985 this design won an international poster competition in England when it was rolled with other entries as a protective layer. Printed in Denmark by J. Chr. Sorensen & Co., Copenhagen. Viggo Vagnby , born Kristensen 4th of September 1896 in Hundborg , Thisted Municipality , died on September 20, 1966 in Skagen . He was a Danish artist and advertising artist. Viggo Vagnby first studied painting in Aarhus, where he debuted as a cubist painter. He graduated in drawing in France in the 1920s and started his own company to work with advertising pictures and as exhibition architect in Ålborg in 1925. He moved the company to Copenhagen in 1943 and later in 1953 to Skagen. He made several tourist advertisements, which became famous, among others one for Skagen from 1955, depicting a plaice as a painting palette. Most famous he became for the poster Wonderful Copenhagenfrom 1953. This iconic tourist poster shows a traffic officer who stops pedestrians, cyclists, cars and trams on a Copenhagen street to allow a duckling of kids to pass over the gadan. He decorated the Restaurant Grenen in Skagen and was an illustrator in the Danish version of Benjamin Spock's book about the child 1954, the Danish version of the Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care .Fair condition, large tears in top margin. Country: Denmark. Year: 1959. Artist: Viggo Vagnby. Size (cm): 99x61.5.
Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
Jan. 25, 2018
WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN - DUCKS ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTER BY VAGNBY 1959
Est: $600 - $900
This charming and whimsical poster was created in 1959 by the Danish artist, Viggo Vagnby (1896 - 1966) to promote tourism to Copenhagen. We see the mother duck and her babies stopping all traffic as they cross the street. Clearly , Vagnby is paying some reverence to the Hans Christian Andersen of The Ugly Duckling. Vagnby was an artist trained in Paris who returned to Denmark and made his reputation largely as an advertising artist. This image is his best known of all of his creations. This is an Original Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed, and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.
The Ross Art Group, Inc
Jan. 06, 2018
Viggo Vagnby Wonderful Copenhagen Travel Poster
Est: $250 - $400
DENMARK, 1896-1966 A Danish tourism poster designed by modernist Viggo Vagnby. Titled "Wonderful Copenhagen", the work depicts a police officer who stops cyclists, pedestrians, traffic, and a trolley to allow a mother duck and her ducklings to pass safely over the trolley tracks as everyone waits jovially. The poster is signed and dated 1953 within the image.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Sep. 12, 2017
Original 1950s Danish Beach Travel Poster Plakat GRENAA
Est: $100 - $400
Artist: Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966. Grenaa. Technique: Offset ca. 1957. Size: 39.3 x 24.4 in. (100 x 62 cm). Printer: Esbjerg Stentrykkeri. Condition details: (A-) was folded, small tears at the edges.
PosterConnection Inc.
Aug. 27, 2017
FRAMED ODENSE DENMARK TOURISM POSTER
Est: $600 - $800
FRAMED ODENSE DENMARK TOURISM POSTER Original 1960s Advertising Poster by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966), a modern depiction of "The Ugly Duckling" story by Hans Christian Andersen. This was a tourism poster for Odense, Denmark, where Andersen was born. Signed by the artist in the print and marked by the printer Hagen & Sorensen, Odense at the bottom. In black frame, no glass, laid down. 40" x 25". Some scratches and scuffs. Vagnby was a painter and illustrator most famous for his poster of Wonderful Copenhagen, showing a police officer stopping traffic for a line of ducks. That was a tourist poster from the 1950s, this dates to around that time or the early 1960s.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Mar. 16, 2017
VIGGO VAGNBY (1896-1966). JUTLAND / DENMARK. 39x24 inches, 99x62 cm. J. Chr. Sorensen, Copenhagen.
Est: $500 - $750
VIGGO VAGNBY (1896-1966) JUTLAND / DENMARK. 39x24 1/2 inches, 99x62 1/4 cm. J. Chr. Sorensen, Copenhagen. Condition B+: minor tears at edges; minor foxing in margins and lower image; creases at edges and in image; pin holes in corners. Paper. This is the English version.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 17, 2016
Poster by Viggo Vagnby - Denemarken
Est: €80 - €180
Denemarken - 62x99,5, 1953 by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Oct. 15, 2016
Famous Original 1950s Copenhagen Ducks Posters Vagnby
Est: $240 - $400
Artist: Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966. Wonderful Copenhagen. Technique: Offset 1959. Size: 39.3 x 24.4 in. (100 x 62 cm). Printer: J. Chr. Sorensen, Copenhagen.
PosterConnection Inc.
Sep. 14, 2016
Original 1950s Danish Beach Travel Poster Plakat GRENAA
Est: $100 - $400
Artist: Vagnby, Viggo 1896 - 1966. Grenaa. Technique: Offset ca. 1957. Size: 39.3 x 24.4 in. (100 x 62 cm). Printer: Esbjerg Stentrykkeri. Condition Details: (A-) was folded, small tears at the edges. Estimate: 400. Starting Bid: 100.
PosterConnection Inc.
Aug. 11, 2016
Odense / Hans Christian Andersen. 1962
Est: $800 - $1,000
Artist: VIGGO VAGNBY (1896-1966) Size: 24 1/8 x 38 3/4 in./61.2 x 98.5 cm Hagen & Sorensen, Odense
Poster Auctions International Inc
Apr. 15, 2016
Poster by Viggo Vagnby - Denemarken
Est: €60 - €120
Denemarken - 62x100 1958 by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jun. 13, 2015
Poster by Viggo Vagnby - Odense Danmark
Est: €100 - €200
Odense Danmark - 62x100, 1962 by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Aug. 06, 2014
VIGGO VAGNBY (1896-1966). SKAGEN. 39x24 inches, 99x62 cm. A. Rasmussens Bogtrykkeri, Ringkobing, Denmark.
Est: $500 - $750
VIGGO VAGNBY (1896-1966) SKAGEN. 39x24 1/2 inches, 99x62 1/4 cm. A. Rasmussens Bogtrykkeri, Ringkobing, Denmark. Condition A-: foxing in margins and image; minor repaired tears and creases in margins; unobtrusive horizontal fold; pin holes in upper corners.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 04, 2014
Wonderful Copenhagen. 1953
Est: $700 - $900
Artist: VIGGO VAGNBY (1896-1966) Size: 24 1/4 x 39 in./61.6 x 99 cm J. Chr. Sørensen, Copenhagen A charming design promoting travel to Copenhagen - apparently the most considerate and animal-friendly city in Europe.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Dec. 14, 2013
Poster by Viggo Vagnby - Grenaa
Est: €150 - €250
Grenaa - 62x100, ca 1960 by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jun. 08, 2013
Poster by Viggo Vagnby - Jütland Dänemark
Est: €180 - €300
Jütland Dänemark - 62x100, ca. 1955 by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Dec. 01, 2012
Poster by Viggo Vagnby - Wonderful Copenhagen
Est: €150 - €300
Wonderful Copenhagen - 62,5x100, 1957 (design 1953) by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Nov. 12, 2011
Poster by Viggo Vagnby - Wonderful Copenhagen
Est: €100 - €220
Wonderful Copenhagen - 62x99, 1953 (design) by Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions