Available Ink-jet Giclée Prints
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free 100% cotton rag paper, 330 gsm.
These are open, unnumbered editions, and come with a certificate of authenticity from the artist. They are produced by Lumaprints of Anaheim California, and only for sale through this website.
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MASTER AND COMMANDER
THE AUBREY-MATURIN SERIES I
Inspired by the epic novels of Patrick O’Brian
“The greatest historical novels ever written.”
-The New York Times Book Review
These five prints are the first group to be reproduced from the 21 original paintings commissioned by W.W. Norton publishing for the covers of the Aubrey-Maturin novels by English author Patrick O’Brian. Written over a span of 35 years and published in 24 languages, the beloved books have sold over 4 million copies, inspired the 2003 Hollywood blockbuster film Master and Commander, and achieved a devoted, almost cult-like following worldwide. To learn more about the visual sources and process of the project, click here:
The entire series will eventually be released as prints, following the order of the novels. These are the first five.
ABOUT THE SERIES
GALLERY
Ink-jet giclée Fine Art Print.
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag paper, 350 gsm. 28.5 x 20.5 inches/ 72.4 x 52 centimeters.
The Dawn of the Saga
Jack Aubrey’s first command, the fictional HMS Sophie, sails into a golden dawn on the cover of Master and Commander, the first book of O’Brian’s epic odyssey. Astute readers will notice that in this, the original painting, the artist has misspelled her name on the bow, a mistake that was noted and corrected before the book went to print.
Framed Ink-jet giclée Fine Art Print.
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag paper, 350 gsm. Framed in Concerto Black with Gold detail. Solid wood frame with optical-grade acrylic glass. 39 x 32.5 x 1 inches/ 99 x 82.5 x 2.5 centimeters.
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Ink-jet giclée Fine Art Print.
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag paper, 350 gsm. 29.25 x 20.5 inches/ 74.3 x 52 centimeters.
Ship in the Strait of Gibraltar
The cover of Post Captain pictures Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin’s view of the great Rock of Gibraltar from the mouth of the Mediterranean as they passed through it en route to Spain, or perhaps on their way back through to England.
Framed ink-jet giclée Fine Art Print.
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag paper, 350 gsm. Framed in Concerto Black with Gold detail. Solid wood frame with optical-grade acrylic glass. 35.25 x 26.5 x 1 inches/ 89.5 x 67 x 2.5 centimeters
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Ink-jet giclée Fine Art Print.
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag paper, 350 gsm. 29.25 x 20.5 inches/ 74.3 x 52 centimeters.
Blue Hour in the Great Cabin of the HMS Surprise
For the cover of HMS Surprise, the artist painted the great cabin of the modern replica ship of the same name (formerly the HMS Rose). The modern Surprise was altered and fitted out with meticulous historical accuracy for the 2003 Peter Weir film Master and Commander: the Far Side of the World. She is now permanently moored at the Maritime Museum of San Diego, California.
Framed ink-jet giclée Fine Art Print.
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag paper, 350 gsm. Framed in Concerto Black with Gold detail. Solid wood frame with optical-grade acrylic glass. 35.5 x 32.5 x 1 inches/ 90 x 82.5 x 2.5 centimeters
Ink-jet giclée Fine Art Print.
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag paper, 350 gsm. 29 x 20 inches/ 73.6 × 51 centimeters.
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Sea-Battle at Mauritius
Under Captain Jack Aubrey’s command, the 38-gun frigate HMS Boadicea is seen capturing the French frigate Hébé, an engagement foreshadowing the massive battle of French and British squadrons to come later in the The Mauritius Command, forming the climax of the book.
Framed Ink-jet giclée Fine Art Print.
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag paper, 350 gsm. Framed in Concerto Black with Gold detail. Solid wood frame with optical-grade acrylic glass. 35 x 26 x 1 inches/ 89 x 66 x 2.5 centimeters
Ink-jet giclée Fine Art Print.
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag paper, 350 gsm. 29.5 x 20.5 inches/ 75 × 52 centimeters.
HMS Leopard in the Ice
The Leopard (launched 1790) is one of several historical ships peppered throughout O’Brian’s fictional narrative. In Desolation Island, we find her en route to Australia in the freezing Southern sea, where she runs into a massive iceberg, damaging her rudder and the hull. This depiction of her is closely based on prints and drawings of the period.
Framed ink-jet giclée Fine Art Print.
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag paper, 350 gsm. Framed in Concerto Black with Gold detail. Solid wood frame with optical-grade acrylic glass. 35.5 x 26.5 x 1 inches/ 90 x 67.3 x 2.5 centimeters
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Ink-jet giclée Fine Art Print.
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag paper, 350 gsm. 37 × 28 inches/94 × 71 centimeters.
The Baker and the Chimney Sweep
(or The Sweep and the Miller), was a popular pantomime skit in British music halls of the 1880s. Two workmen, one covered in soot, the other in flour, are rivals for the attentions of the same lucky housemaid. Bumping into each other on the street, they get into a tussle…
Comedic violence between working-class stereotypes was a feature of Victorian stage productions which became important in early film comedy. This simple story with its black-and-white/good-and-evil/yin-yang imagery translated perfectly into the then new language of black-and white cinema. Two early short films of the story survive today, an English version from 1898, followed by an American version c1900-1902.
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Framed Ink-jet giclée Fine Art Print.
Archival, lightfast inks on acid-free, 100% cotton rag paper, 350 gsm. Framed in Concerto Black with Gold detail. Solid wood frame with optical-grade acrylic glass. 43 × 34 × 1 inches/109 × 86 × 2.54 centimeters.
Outtakes from the preparatory photo shoot. The 35mm analog photographs were taken on a timer.
Today the original painting is on semi-permanent loan to the Brooklyn Safehouse, an atmospheric pub in the waterfront neighborhood of Greenpoint.
The print version is exactly half the scale of the original painting.