Ocean Liner Art

The Bremen has just been moored at Pier 88 in New York harbor

This painting depicts the passenger ship Bremen in the heydays of her impressive career

Ocean liner Maasdam Southampton

Marine art detail: Maasdam (1)

Marine art detail: Maasdam (2)

Maasdam

Watercolor. 35 x 49,4 cm. [SOLD]

This painting depicts the Maasdam in Southampton. The tug/tender Calshot assists this Holland America Line beauty. The crane in the foreground gives a nice depth to the painting. One wonder what the port staff are talking about? The Cirrus clouds give a nice tension and movement to the painting. From this point of view, the beautiful lines of the Maasdam come into their own.

Strombus Aerofill

Ryndam and Maasdam had a special aerodynamic funnel named after a shell to prevent smoke descending on the ship decks.

Stefan Batory

From 1968 till 1988 the former Maasdam – renamed Stefan Batory (Polish Ocean Lines) – was still a very popular liner.

Wilton-Fijenoord

Ryndam and her sister Maasdam where build at the Wilton Fijnenoord shipyard in Rotterdam in 1951 and 1952.

With onboard 4000 troops the Pasteur visited the Netherlands on a repatriation trip from Tandjong Priok

the ship started her career as a troopship for the Allied forces during World War II

Bremen was sold in 1971 to the Chandris Line and made cruises until 1974

Ss Maasdam Wilton Feijenoord werf

Ss Maasdam uitvarend

Ss Maasdam op de Nieuwe waterweg

History

The Maasdam (4) of the Holland America Line was launched in 1952. The ship maintained a regular service between Rotterdam and New York and / or Montreal via Le Havre, Southampton, Cobh and Galway. Together with her sister Ryndam (2), these ships were called ‘The Economy Twins’, because the majority of the ship was Tourist Class, and only a small number of cabins First Class. This was an entirely new concept for that time. In 1968 Maasdam was sold to Polish Ocean Lines and named Stefan Batory. Along with the Queen Elizabeth 2 she was the last transatlantic passenger ship in regular service. She operated between Gdynia and Montreal via Rotterdam and Tilbury. In that capacity, the ship was a regular visitor at the Wilhelminakade in Rotterdam, which was ofcourse very familiar to her.

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Willem Johan Hoendervanger

I’m a fulltime Dutch marine artist. I work for private and professional clients all over the world to create an unique artwork of their vessels. Which ship would you like to have a painting of? Contact me with your personal wishes. I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

Besides being a maritime artist I’m also the co-founder of a company which produces 1:1250 shipmodels. Make sure to check out our different (mainly Dutch) scale models. We do accept commissions from shipping companies as well. Feel free to ask for a price quote: More info: BFT1250.nl.