Year: ca. 1929
Size: 31 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches
Condition: A- / slight creases at edges. Framed
After the Statendam II was overtaken by the British in World War I, her successor, the Statendam III, was created. She made her maiden voyage on April 11, 1929, with a Rotterdam-Boulogne-Southampton-New York run. A very economical and popular ship, she became known as the “Queen of the Spotless Fleet.” She made her final voyage on November 4, 1939, and was later destroyed in Rotterdam when she became the victim of crossfire between Dutch resistance and Nazi invaders. Padok’s serenely majestic poster for the vessel effortlessly conveys both transoceanic grandeur and strong ties to tradition, courtesy of the frigate modestly escorting the new “Queen” of the seas.
