1960 Wiinblad "Refugee Exhibition" sketch - Original Vintage Poster

Powerful and detail-rich poster displaying a female refugee searching for hope.

The poster was made as a sketch for an exhibition called "Help The Refugee" at Øregaard musuem in Copenhagen, Denmark. The poster says: Help the refugee - visit the exhibition of the Refugee council - my dearest property". The exhibition was made my The Danish Refugee Council (NGO) in order to raise money for helping the worlds refugees. 

The poster was inspired by the French artist Eugène Delacroix painting "Orphan Girl at the Cemetery" from the 1820s.

The poster was designed so the image appears cracked or patinated.

The craft of Wiinblad is often colorful, lush and full of humor. However, this poster is a rare insight to seriousness which reach another level compared to his other artworks. 

Globally, Bjørn Wiinblad is one of the very best selling Danish artists. He is represented at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. 

Note: this poster is extremely difficult to find. 

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Artist: Bjørn Wiinblad

Print: Lithography (print by TT Serigrafi and Permild & Rosengreen)

Dimensions: 27.5 x 39.3 in (70 x 100 cm)

Condition: Very good condition - the poster has very light wear, a few smaller tears on the white outline and some paint stains in the bottom - please see pictures.

Country: Denmark

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REF: L2403