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DEREK GEORGE MONTAGUE GARDNER, RSMA

13th February 1914 – 11th February 2007

ART FOR SALE

 
Artist: Derek G M Gardner, RSMA; Painting: Sir Lancelot Tea Clipper Passing the Eddistone
Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA

Sir Lancelot Tea Clipper Passing the Eddystone

Oil on canvas
24 x 36 inches

Exhibited Polak Gallery May 1972, Exhibition number 4

 
Artist: Derek G M Gardner, RSMA; Painting: Mist Clearing. The Tea Clipper Leander
Derek G M Gardner, RSMA

Mist Clearing. The Tea Clipper Leander

Signed and dated 1969
Oil on canvas
18 x 24 inches (46 x 61 cm)

Exhibited: Polak Gallery 1972, Catalogue number 16

The catalogue entry reads:

This handsome little ship was built on the Clyde  by J.G. Lawrie in 1867... Continues

 

 
Artist: Derek G M Gardner, RSMA; Painting: The Four Masted Barque Moshulu
Derek G M Gardner, RSMA

The Four Masted Barque "Moshulu"

Watercolour
Signed
7 x 9¾ inches

The largest remaining original windjammer, the Moshulu is currently a floating restaurant docked in Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, adjacent to the museum ships USS Olympia and USS Becuna.

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Artist: Derek G M Gardner, RSMA; Painting: His Majesty's Schooner Sea Lark (Captured American Schooner Fly)
Derek G M Gardner, RSMA

His Majesty's Schooner Sea Lark (Captured American Schooner Fly)

Watercolour
Signed
9¼ x 8½ inches

Originally an American Schooner “Fly”, the Sea Lark had been captured from the Americans

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Artist: Derek G M Gardner, RSMA; Painting: Out from Plymouth
Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA

Out from Plymouth

Signed
Oil on canvas
12 x 30inches

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Exhibited Polak Gallery June 1982, Exhibition number 9
Exhibited: Royal Society of Marine Artists , Guildhall, London 1977
Illustrated: Denys Brook-Hart, 20th Century British Marine Painting , 1981 page 43


 

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Artist: Derek G M Gardner, RSMA; Painting: Investigating Wreckage, Loch Katrine Hove-to
Derek G M Gardner, RSMA

Investigating Wreckage, Loch Katrine Hove-to

Watercolour
12 x 18 inches (30 x 45 cm)

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Artist: Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA; Painting: The 74-gun ship-of-the-line SUPERB off the Isle of Wight 1779
Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA

The 74-gun ship-of-the-line SUPERB off the Isle of Wight 1779

Watercolour
10¼ x 14 inches

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Artist: Derek G M Gardner, RSMA; Painting: Thermopylae, Tea Clipper<br>Launched Aberdeen 1868
Derek G M Gardner, RSMA

Thermopylae, Tea Clipper
Launched Aberdeen 1868

Signed
Watercolour
4 x 7 inches

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Artist: Derek G M Gardner, RSMA; Painting: Conqueror, 74 guns, 1801
Derek G M Gardner, RSMA

Conqueror, 74 guns, 1801

Watercolour
9¾ x 13½ inches

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Artist: Derek G M Gardner, RSMA; Painting: After the Gale<br>The 98 Gun Ship St George bound for Copenhagen 1801
Derek G M Gardner, RSMA

After the Gale
The 98 Gun Ship St George bound for Copenhagen 1801

Watercolour
12 x 20 inches

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Derek George Montague Gardner: The Action between United States and Macedonian - Beginning
Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA

The Action between United States and Macedonian in the mid Atlantic,
25th October 1812.
The beginning of the engagement.


Signed
Oil on canvas
30 x 50 inches

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(see Gardner's painting of the conclusion of this battle below)

 

Artist: Derek Gardner; Painting  The Action between United States and Macedonian
Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA

The Action between United States and Macedonian in the mid Atlantic,
25th October 1812
Conclusion of the action

Signed
Oil on canvas
30 x 50 inches

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(see Gardner's painting of the commencement of this battle above)

  

Derek Gardner was the leading British maritime painter of the 20th century. He was a self-taught artist who became a master of his art by virtue of his ability to convey the colour, the luminosity and all the drama of the wind and sea. More than this, he was unique in his ability portray ships with great accuracy and an attention to detail that was the result of many hours of painstaking research and preparation.

He came to international notice from 1968 when he began exhibiting with Robert Jack & Stephen Jack at the Polak Gallery in London. In the years from 1968 – 1999 the majority of Derek Gardner's paintings – over  400 works in all -  were sold at the Polak Gallery.

A series of seven highly successful one-man exhibitions took place at the Polak Gallery - 1972, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1987, 1990 and 1995 - each exhibition accompanied by a splendid catalogue where Derek documented all the works on display. The location in central London meant that the Gardner paintings were finding a large enthusiastic audience from all parts of the world, most notably in the USA.

 
Artist: Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA; Painting: The Tea Clipper Taitsing, September 1866
Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA

The Tea Clipper Taitsing, September 1866

Oil on canvas
28 x 39½ inches

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Exhibited: Royal Society of Marine Artists 1989
    Polak Gallery, London, 1992

 

Artist: Derek Gardner; Painting Western Squadron
Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA

"The Western Squadron" , Indefatigable, Jason, Concorde and Duke of York (lugger) leaving Falmouth, April 1795.

Signed
Oil on canvas
12 x 30 inches

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 Artist: Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA; Painting: 'Dreadnought', American Packet, St George's or Red Cross Line of New York
Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA

'Dreadnought', American Packet, St George's
or Red Cross Line of New York

Oil on canvas, signed
61 x 81.5 cm (24 x 32 in)

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Artist: Derek Gardner; Painting  Reunion and Crescent
Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA

The capture of the "Reunion" by the "Crescent", 17th October 1793.

Signed
Oil on canvas
24 x 36 inches

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Artist: Derek Gardner; Painting  Clan Mackenzie
Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA

Clan Mackenzie running under full sail

Signed
Oil on canvas 24 x 36 inches

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Artist: Derek Gardner; Painting  Randolph
Derek George Montague Gardner, RSMA

The American Continental 32-gun frigate "Randolph"
at Charleston, South Carolina, August 1777


Signed
Watercolour 9 x 14 inches

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Derek Gardner loved to portray the great square rigged sailing ships of the 19th Century and 20th century. Often he gave these paintings titles like “The Record Breaker” and “Fast Sailing” reflecting his view of these fast and sleek vessels, which Derek could portray so well by capturing all the elements of wind, sea and speed.
In addition to these paintings of the great clipper ships racing over the seas, Derek's greatest passion was in portraying the naval ships of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Derek explained that this interest started at a relatively young age when he read the “Life of Nelson”. He loved painting the ships and battles from the Nelson era; so much so that at the age of 91 his final exhibition was devoted almost entirely to Nelson's ships. Today Derek Gardner is widely recognised as the leading marine artist of his era and his work continues to fascinate collectors on both sides of the Atlantic. His work is in a number of public collections including the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, the museums in Bermuda and Tenerife and in many private collections worldwide.

 
As the world's leading specialist in the paintings of Derek  George Montague Gardner, RSMA we are always interested in acquiring paintings by this exceptional marine artist as we have clients willing to pay top prices for his work.

Our website is the best online resource featuring the work of Derek Gardner, showing paintings that are currently for sale, an archive of some of the works we have sold together with details of publications and literature about the artist.

  

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