DEREK G M GARDNER, RSMA

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

Signed
Oil on canvas
24 x 36 inches

The "Victor" at Pondicherry, July 1803.

Watercolour 7½ x 10½ inches

The Action between United States and Macedonian
in the mid Atlantic, 12th October 1812

Signed
Oil on canvas
30 x 50 inches

HMS FISGARD, 38, & the French frigate IMMORTALITE, 40
20th October 1798

Watercolour 11 x 15 inches

The Frigates AQUILON 32 and the PALLAS 32 at anchor
in Tor Bay, 1795

Watercolour 9¼ x 14¼ inches

AGAMEMNON, 3rd Rate, 64 Guns

Watercolour 9¼ x 14 inches

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.

In 2010 we hope to publish copies of some of the Polak Gallery catalogues in PDF form on this website

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

Signed
Oil on canvas 24 x 32 inches