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A sample selection of corporate and private commissioned original paintings by Gordon Bauwens. Click on any image to see a larger version.
Thurstaston

Steam powered Mersey ferry, Thurstaston, departing Liverpool landing stage in heavy seas, 1950s. Gouache on board, 23.5 x 17.5ins / 60 x 44.5 cm. Described, commissioned & copyright 2017, Richard Danielson.

MV Countess of Breadalbane and PS Caledonia

MV Countess of Breadalbane & PS Caledonia catch a shaft of weak sunlight on a stormy day, Gourock Pier, April 1969. Gouache on board, 24 x 18 ins / 610 x 460 mm. Described, commissioned & copyright, Richard Danielson.

RMS Lusitania

RMS Lusitania builder's trials, passing Ailsa Craig on Firth of Clyde, August 1907. Gouache on board, 21 x 14.75ins / 533 x 375mm. Commissioned by Christopher Henzler.

MV Clan Menzies

MV Clan Menzies in Great Australian Bight. Gouache on board, A3. Commissioned by Richard Danielson.

QE2

QE2 rare late-afternoon arrival, New York. Gouache on board, 24 x 18 ins / 610 x 460 mm. Commissioned by Prof Peter Tamm snr for Hamburg International Maritime Museum, Germany.

Waverley

PS Waverley, summer evening cruise, Firth of Clyde. Gouache on board, A3. Commissioned by Bernie Campbell.

QE2 with Dennis

QE2 with restored 1958 Dennis fire engine, Greenock, 20 Sep 2007 (QE2's 40th Anniversary). Gouache on board, A3. Commissioned by Bob Wright. (Art Prints: QE2 ~ Firemen's Farewell, from Bob Wright. Profits to the Scottish Fire Heritage Group. Email: bobwright53@hotmail.com).

HMS Daring

RN Type 45 Destroyer HMS Daring on trials, Firth of Clyde. Gouache on board, 23 x 17 ins / 585 x 430 mm. Artist Impression commissioned by BAE Marine, Glasgow.

SS United States

SS United States, leaving New York. Oil on board, 24 x 17 ins / 610 x 430 mm. Commissioned by Maria Kereszturi, Budapest, Hungary.

QE2 Clyde Farewell

QE2 Clyde Farewell, 5 October 2008. Oil on board, 60 x 40 ins / 1524 x 1016 mm. Commissioned by Cunard Line for cruise liner, MV Queen Elizabeth, 2010.

Carmania

SS Carmania off Port Glasgow, 1924. Oil on board, 36 x 24 ins / 915 x 610 mm. Commissioned by Cunard Line for cruise liner, MV Queen Victoria, 2007.

QE1 trials

RMS Queen Elizabeth, post-war speed trials on Clyde, 1946. Gouache on board, 28 x 18 ins / 711 x 458 mm. Commissioned by Jim Elliott, Queensland, Australia.

Waverley

PS Waverley, departing Ardrossan Harbour, Clyde Coast. Oil on board, 30 x 20 ins / 762 x 508 mm. Commissioned by and based on photograph by Nick Wober, Glasgow.

Glen Ogle

GlenOgle & Texaco Oslo, builder's trials, Clyde Estuary. Gouache on board, 20 x 12 ins / 508 x 305 mm. Commissioned by George O'Hara.

QM2 and QE2

QM2 and QE2, New York, start of historic tandem transatlantic crossing, April 2004. Oil on board, 47 x 35.5 ins / 1200 x 900 mm. Commissioned for Grand Lobby, Queen Mary 2 by Cunard Line, 2003.

QM1 New York

RMS Queen Mary, New York arrival. Oil on board, 47 x 35.5 ins / 1200 x 900 mm. Commissioned for Grand Lobby, Queen Mary 2, by Cunard Line, 2003.

MV Clan Menzies

RMS Mauretania and Lusitania, Liverpool, early 1900s. Oil on aluminium panel, 39.5 x 27.5 ins / 1000 x 700 mm. Commissioned by Cunard Line for Fwd Stairway "A", Queen Mary 2, 2003.

Caronia, Liverpool

Caronia, Liverpool, 1999. Oil on aluminium panel, 39.5 x 27.5 ins / 1000 x 700 mm. Commissioned for Fwd Stairway "A", Queen Mary 2, by Cunard Line, 2003.

Bob Smart Story

MV Rothley torpedoed by U-boat, WW2. Oil on board, 14.5 x 11 ins / 370 x 275 mm. Book cover for "Another World ~ Home from the Sea. The Bob Smart Story". Commissioned by Malcolm Smart.

QM2

Queen Mary 2. Cunard's Official Artist Impression, commissioned and released to world media, 2000. Accurately representing early plans, this illustration provides an interesting comparison with QM2's final profile once design discussions with her builders were concluded.

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