If pictures could talk this vintage steamship oil painting would have one good story to tell. Painted in oil on salvaged metal, this canvas is full of holes, screws and imperfections. It’s very similar to the life of this vintage steamship. The SS Paris was built in France back in 1921 and was the largest ocean liner at the time weighing in at almost 35,000 tons. Not a small ship by any standards.
Vintage Steamship Oil Painting
The SS Paris was built as a luxury liner offering every possible amenity to passengers. It’s Art Nouveau palatial cabins could not compare to any other ocean liner on the high seas. Ahead of it’s time, first class staterooms had square windows rather than the usual round portholes. They also had private telephones which was extremely rare at that time. And each passenger could request a valet for assistance in an adjacent room rather than from a second class cabin on another deck. The upper class knew how to live. But the SS Paris had a harder life than it’s passengers. In 1929, the Paris ran aground in New York Harbor. It was refloated only to run aground again two weeks later in the United Kingdom. That same year there was a fire and and the Paris sank but was raised, repaired and returned to service. Ten years later, the steamship caught fire again but this time she capsized and sank in Le Havre, France. The wreck of the Paris remained there until 1947 when she was finally sold for scrap metal. Not an easy life but her grand style is all recaptured in this beautiful vintage steamship oil painting. Thank you SS Paris for your service.
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