| Cunard transatlantic liner the QE2 in maritime art
print QE2 - Transatlantic Arrival by Gordon Bauwens. The ocean liner Queen
Elizabeth 2 sails into New York Harbour with the New York skyline
featuring Manhattan's twin towers as a backdrop.
QE2 - Transatlantic Arrival by Gordon Bauwens.
Few waterfronts in the world are as instantly recognisable and
admired as New York. Cunard first used the port in 1847 and its vast
liners became almost as much a part of the City's image as its famous
skyline thereafter. Transatlantic legends bearing immortal names such as
Lusitania, Mauretania, Aquitania, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth all
graced this famous waterfront. And now, having already sailed well over
four million miles since her own maiden arrival, QE2 still proudly bears
the Cunard insignia into New York harbour, looking more majestic with
each passing year.
The magnificent liner is enjoying a traditional fireboat welcome
while being met by Moran tugs. Manhattan's twin towers and the distant
Statue of Liberty shimmer in the early evening sun as overhead, Concorde
banks to give her passengers a glimpse of the spectacular panorama
below.
It is apt that his fine portrait of the last Clyde-built Cunarder
is by an artist whose charted her growth from steel skeleton into
elegant ocean greyhound, culminating in her launch viewed from across
the Clyde in 1967. He was received by QE2's captain when presenting the
liner with a framed print for her 25th Anniversary in 1994, the original
painting having been purchased by the Chairman of Cunard.
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QE2 - Transatlantic Arrival by Gordon Bauwens.
Few waterfronts in the world are as instantly recognisable and admired as New York. Cunard first used the port in 1847 and its vast liners became almost as much a part of the Citys image as its famous skyline thereafter. Transatlantic legends bearing immortal names such as Lusitania, Mauretania, Aquitania, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth all graced this famous waterfront. And now, having already sailed well over four million miles since her own maiden arrival, QE2 still proudly bears the Cunard insignia into New York harbour, looking more majestic with each passing year. The magnificent liner is enjoying a traditional fireboat welcome while being met by Moran tugs. Manhattans twin towers and the distant Statue of Liberty shimmer in the early evening sun as overhead, Concorde banks to give her passengers a glimpse of the spectacular panorama below. It is apt that his fine portrait of the last Clyde-built Cunarder is by an artist whose charted her growth from steel skeleton into elegant ocean greyhound, culminating in her launch viewed from across the Clyde in 1967. He was received by QE2s captain when presenting the liner with a framed print for her 25th Anniversary in 1994, the original painting having been purchased by the Chairman of Cunard.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 21 inches x 14.5 inches (53cm x 37cm). Price £70.00
ITEM CODE GBQ0009
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