‘Titanic’s, “Plymouth Harbour”, the largest masterpiece, most prominent painting commissioned by White Star Line for the Titanic.
‘Titanic’, ask anyone to name a ship and almost certainly the first name they speak will be ‘Titanic’.
79.5 x 172 cm (31 3/5″ x 68″) for sale, available. Valued at 40 to 50,000 £ all offers will be considered;
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Painted with the same sort of professional English artist’s quality oil paints as the Norman Wilkinson original masterpiece.
My brief being to reproduce as accurately as possible, “down to the last wave top and sea gull“.
To buy this painting the definitive version of Titanic’s “Plymouth Harbour” is to buy, to invest into history and for certain, I’ll never paint another of Titanic’s, “Plymouth Harbour”.
Many distinguished people and renowned companies have chosen Frickers paintings as you can discover by reading my illustrated résumée.
Frickers paintings have been exhibited at many venues in Britain and Europe including by invitation a one man show in the European Parliament.
Any reputable gallery should be delighted and proud to offer you or help you buy a painting of this quality.
Titanic’s “Plymouth Harbour”
10 years in the research, 3 years in the painting process, correct in every detail, the exact same dimensions, same type of canvas and paint as the original painting lost with ‘Titanic’, this painting is as true as anyone will ever get to the Norman Wilkinson original masterpiece.
The soul oddity on this painting is I include my own signature to ensure this is clearly not an attempt to mislead or any sort of forgery.
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Titanic, the Further Reading page
The Wilkinson painting was to be symbolic, emotional, to show a port of arrival at the time of day the ship was scheduled to arrive.
Why
Why Wilkinson
Norman Wilkinson is still considered one of the elite, one of the very best marine painters of his age.
Today you can see examples of his painting in many leading museums including the National Maritime Museum (Greenwich, London) and The Imperial War Museum (London).
He was personally known to the White Star Line directors and the captain of the Titanic.
Norman Wilkinson was to go on the enjoy an illustrious career as a marine painter including while serving as a Royal Navy officer during World War One, inventing ‘Dazzle Camouflage’.
This system is so successful the USA, France and Italy all requested he set up departments for them and variations of the system are sometimes used today.
Symbolic, emotional, technology
The Wilkinson “Plymouth Harbour” painting was to be symbolic, emotional, to show a port (Plymouth, Devon) of arrival at the time of day (approximately 14.00) the ship was scheduled to arrive.
The painting suggests Man can overcome nature, his pride is Titanic… and it’s sentimental, too being rich with details showing Imperial Britain at work and play.
This paintig is symbolic and about power and hope, optimism and pride, patriotism and progress, about technology protecting and projecting the British nation at the height of it’s power and proud of their long and culturally rich western heritage.
Titanic’s voyage
was soon over, this painting sails on to become an addition to the brief life and long story of this world famous ship, Titanic‘s story.
These two new Titanic paintings represent specialist knowledge and over 1,000 hours research and painting time by myself and the author of 3 books about Titanic, Mr. T. Maltin.
Several artists have previously attempted to reproduce this masterpiece, with rather limited success.
This Titanic painting this painting is definitive.
Titanic’s lost masterpiece commissioned by White Star Line is here meticulously replicating same size by Gordon Frickers.
Frickers studio, painting full size, exact to the last wave top and seagull even including Mr. Wilkinson’s over working and minor errors, as explained in my video.
About the lost masterpiece of Titanic
We are quietly confident this is the definitive version of the largest most prominent masterpiece lost with Titanic.
You can acquire
this splendid masterpiece “Plymouth Harbour“, meticulously researched, and with over 700 hours of dedicated painting to create the ultimate version of Titanic’s largest lost painting or you can commission a painting of this quality.
Contact Gordon Frickers or Tim Maltin.
Artist’s challenge
Mr. Tim Maltin
is a charming and enthusiastic gentleman, a successful business man and he is arguably the leading expert on Titanic today, author of 3 Titanic books so from Mr. Tim Maltin you can reasonably expect something very special to result.
He and I worked as a team with complimentary skills and knowledge.
Our result has become known as ‘The Titanic Twins’, one is for Mr. Maltin’s home, the other for sale.
To discover more
Why and how these ‘Titanic Twins’ are so very special, discover, enjoy the text below.
‘T 2″ of these identical Titanic, “Plymouth Harbour” paintings is for sale.
“The Titanic Twins” these 2 paintings one of which is for sale are the most accurate interpretation meticulous research can make possible of the lost masterpiece commissioned for the Titanic by White Star Line from the famous and distinguished painter Norman Wilkinson .
One of The Twins is for my client, one for a lucky collector.
They measure exactly as the original painting.
The two paintings are both presented on the identical type of canvas, 79.5 x 172 cm (31 3/5″ x 68″), and painted with the same sort of professional English artist’s quality oil paints as the Norman Wilkinson original masterpiece.
This connection with ‘Titanic’
now continues on this page going into considerable detail about the painting; explore, profit, enjoy.
Keep in mind that of the original masterpiece lost with Titanic, the last photograph was lost by the makers of the last movie; only a rather pathetic photocopy survives; until now !
I’ve lived at Plymouth and sailed the waters for over 25 years including winning many races and cruising with my family so I remember, I know the complex colours, weather, currents, history of Plymouth, intimately.
I’m very familiar with Wilkinson’s work having studied art history and seen many of the originals in London.
Mr. Maltin reasoned it’s unlikely any other artist knows the port of Plymouth and its numerous harbours better so Mr. Frickers is by far the most likely to get right as with the weather, light and colouring of Wilkinson’s original painting lost when Titanic sank.
To that we can add, I have a trained understanding of how photography, my original qualification, and how photocopies work often distorting images.
As for my painting skills I’ve trained in England and France, if you’ve not seen my originals, you can enjoy a free introduction via my two web sites.
Does our T 2 painting have a price or is it priceless?
Of course it has a price !
We are open to offers, contact me or Mr Maltin by phone or email.
I’d most like this painting to go to someone or some place where it is really appreciated.
Fate and a challenge
I was invited, enticed, to dinner and a fireside chat.
I soon discovered that Tim Maltin is arguably the leading expert on Titanic.
Mr. Maltin had been looking for a suitable artist for many years having realised that the Wilkinson painting is more than a painting it is highly symbolic, emotional, the splendour of Imperial Britain at the height of its Edwardian power and virility, and their pride was ‘Titanic’ …
When first asked to make this painting I said “no”.
I flatly refused on several grounds.
Not least being I wouldn’t normally copy or reproduce another artist’ work.
Why would I want to paint such a well covered story?
Why make a replica copy when I can make an original Frickers painting, with a subject of my choosing?
Why accept the difficulties of reproducing the colours another artist had used, especially so when my own colour vision has more in common with painters like Degas and Monet than artists with ‘normal’ colour vision ?
However this painting is a real challenge and Titanic is a ship and a name just about everyone on the planet knows.
After an amiable dinner and detailed fireside conversation sharing a bottle of good Port, by 05.00 in the morning I’d found a new friend, fellow spirit; I surrendered.
But why two identical paintings?
Price or priceless :
We are open to offers, contact me by phone or email.
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Purchase can be by special arrangement, including payment in easy instalments.
You may find this painting more affordable than you first guessed, but don’t hesitate, I’ll never paint another like Titanic’s, “Plymouth Harbour”.
More about Titanic’s, “Plymouth Harbour“:
A very special timeless painting to give you pleasure every time you see it upon your wall, an excellent investment too.
Presenting for discussion, the progress, at my client’s house
The Wilkinson painting White Star Line commissioned was to be symbolic, emotional, to show a port of arrival at the time of day the ship was scheduled to arrive.
Man can overcome nature – his pride is Titanic… and it’s sentimental, too.
It’s about power and hope, optimism and pride, patriotism and progress, technology protecting and projecting our proud and long heritage.
Sunshine at 2 p.m. this also to suggest that Titanic will be as “reliable and clockwork” and arrive on time.
It’s the perfect summer’s day, pre-first-world war.
Man can overcome nature, his pride is Titanic … and it’s sentimental, too.
Wilkinson knew Plymouth well having been for a while stationed at the port so he painted his ships and background from notes and sketches he had accumulated from the area.
It is almost certain he had in mind no particular ship at all.
Rather ships to represent the latest class of cruisers and battleships and the pride of British technology and sea power.
Emblems and symbols
Similarly, the submarine, at the time very experimental technology, denotes sea power above and new, below the waves.
We know his style at this time was somewhat impressionistic – with a touch of fauvism in the sea!
His ‘Plymouth Harbour’ is certainly a colour dependant painting.
Of some of the details, my client wrote, “I think the ship behind the wall may be a dreadnought – it looks very wide?
Only one black and white photograph of the painting survived until a descendant of Norman Wilkinson generously loaned it the makers of the last Titanic film.
Unsurprising, they lost it.
What we do have is a photocopy of the photograph.
Given there is nothing reliable to copy some ‘detective’ work, careful research, is needed.
This painting is not to be a copy of the original by Norman Wilkinson, that is an impossible”.
These paintings represent our best researched over thousands of hours and painted as demanded, meticulously right down to the last wave top and seagull, even a copy Norman Wilkinson’s signature.
The soul oddity on this painting is I include my own signature to ensure this is clearly not an attempt to mislead or any sort of forgery.
Titanic’s sister ship ‘Olympic’ carried similar themed paintings commissioned from Norman Wilkinson the same artist, one of which can be seen to this day in the Liner Museum, Sea City Museum at Southampton, England.
Of her other sister, ‘Britannic’, I’m unsure so you tell me …
You can acquire this splendid masterpiece
“Plymouth Harbour“, meticulously researched, nearly 700 hours of painting to create the ultimate version of Titanic’s largest lost painting or you can commission a painting of this quality.
Your benefit includes :
*My client, author of 3 recent books on Titanic, is THE leading authority on this subject.
*Many years of my long training in England and France, specialising as a marine and landscape painter.
*Professionally trained, qualified photographer therefore well aware of what a photograph or photocopy does and does not reveal,
*Familiarity with the work of the famous Norman Wilkinson RNR.
*An intimate knowledge of Plymouth Harbour, it’s weather, shipping movements, history and its currents based on over 25 years of sailing those waters including winning numerous races.
*Knowledge of the history of Art including materials used during various ages.
* We have the exact dimensions, the artist’s style at that period in his life; I have identified the type of canvas and paint he used and I have found a source of supply.
*My client has stated he considers I’m the best marine artist alive today.
Of course there is no ‘best’, only excellent, very good and so on, still, you can easily guess what such sincere flattery does for my morale !
Wilkinson’s famous Dazzle Camouflage
Dazzle?
‘Dazzle’ camouflage was developed and designed by the marine artist Norman Wilkinson while serving as an officer in the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Is ‘Dazzle’ camouflage a good idea?
‘Dazzle’ camouflage is still employed to this day on some of the warships of today’s most powerful navies.
There is a brief introduction to this subject on my blog ‘Dazzle?‘
Wilkinson’s art work legacy includes his paintings many of which are now in The Imperial War Museum London, the Royal Navy Museum Portsmouth and other leading museums, book and magazine illustrations and ‘inventing’ and developing Dazzle Camouflage for the Royal Navy, later gifted at the request of their governments, to the French, Italians and USN.
Dazzle camouflage is still sometimes used today although with my artist’s understanding of form and colour I see it’s employers don’t usually properly understand the principles that made Wilkinson’s work such a success.
If you think you too have a ‘visual’ problem call me, I can help you so don’t hesitate to ask.
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My studio turned ‘Titanic’, rare sight.
The two Titanic, “Plymouth Harbour” paintings after Norman Wilkinson, very Plymouth.
Tim Maltin and we know he would have used strong somewhat ‘Fauve’ style colours.
That particular style of colouring was fashionable during the Edwardian period and shows in many of the other examples of paintings by Norman Wilkinson as made at that time in his development as a painter.
I play with each painting, trying colour combinations.
This technique [schhh, artist secret…] which I’ve occasionally used before, enables me to experiment freely, without concern, with the colours and forms.
Why Two explained
When one looks best I used the same colours on the other so they will be very similar, “down to the last wave top and seagull” my client demanded.
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You can acquire this splendid masterpiece “Plymouth Harbour“, meticulously researched by author Tim Maltin assisted by myself, with over 650 hours of painting to create the ultimate version of Titanic’s largest lost painting or you can commission a painting of this quality.
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