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DEREK G.M. GARDNER | 'The Battle of Trafalgar' with the British and French fleet
Oil on Canvas
18" x 24" / 46 x 61 cms
A maritime conflict scene depicting The Battle of Trafalgar.
Derek Gardner is widely considered to be the leading British maritime painter of the twentieth century. Entirely self-taught, he became a master of his art with an unmatched skill for conveying the colour, luminosity and atmosphere of the maritime setting.
Gardner is widely considered to be the leading British maritime painter of the 20th century. Entirely self-taught, he became a master of his art with an unmatched skill for conveying the colour, luminosity and atmosphere of the maritime setting.
During World War II, he served with the Royal Navy on armed trawlers and destroyers in the North Atlantic and in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1988, the Royal Society of Marine Artists elected Gardner as their honorary vice-president for life.
In 2005, as part of celebration of the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar an exhibition of his work featuring a painting of every ship in which Nelson served, was presented in London.His work is included in several marine art texts and held in public collections including the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
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