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Prinses Margriet
Oil on linen. 50 × 70 cm. [SOLD]
This painting breathes the atmosphere of the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway. The graceful Oranje Lijn vessel Prinses Margriet sails slowly past the viewer. The ship forms a perfect scene along with the landscape and the sky. The bow of the Prinses Margriet proudly displays the logo of the city of Rotterdam: Stronger by battle.
Oil painting
Oil painting is a technique in which you can change parts over and over. Something you can’t in watercolor. Oil paintings has a classic feel.
Oranje Lijn
Oranje Lijn was most famous for it’s trade to the Great Lakes in Canada and the USA.. The ships (lakers) had a special length so they could fit perfectly in the locks along the route.
Anthony Veder
Oranje lijn ended it’s trades in 1970 and reinvented themselves in the transportation of gas. The fleet today consist of more than 30 modern gas carriers.
History
After a very short career in Oranje Lijn service, Prinses Margriet (1961) was chartered in 1964 by the Holland America Line to replace the Noordam on the Rotterdam-New York line. A few years later, in 1970, the ship was sold to the Nauru Pacific Line as Enna G. In a region unknown to her, the ship started a new career. She was maintaining a regular service between San Francisco and Micronesia in the Pacific. This allowed a new generation of passengers to enjoy the ships’ friendly, small-scale atmosphere.
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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.
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