Hi All:
Below is a link to a period magazine image I have recolored utilizing color references I gained from recently restoring a few dozen extremely rare color slides of the Aquitania taken at the same location. Those beautiful images will be published in Mark Chirnside's excellent upcoming book.
This image shows the Mauretania being painted cruise white at Berth 108 of the "New Docks" in May/June of 1933. The first link leads to a small scan of the original magazine image which was terribly oversaturated with incorrect colors. The second link is to my "finished" recolor. For a printed screened image my recolored version did not come out that bad considering I did it rather quickly - I could not go for absolute realism so I aimed for more of an atmospheric result. I hope you like it.
<font color="000000">Original magazine image
<font color="ff6000">Recolored "The Mauretania being painted at the New Docks"
Best,
Eric
Below is a link to a period magazine image I have recolored utilizing color references I gained from recently restoring a few dozen extremely rare color slides of the Aquitania taken at the same location. Those beautiful images will be published in Mark Chirnside's excellent upcoming book.
This image shows the Mauretania being painted cruise white at Berth 108 of the "New Docks" in May/June of 1933. The first link leads to a small scan of the original magazine image which was terribly oversaturated with incorrect colors. The second link is to my "finished" recolor. For a printed screened image my recolored version did not come out that bad considering I did it rather quickly - I could not go for absolute realism so I aimed for more of an atmospheric result. I hope you like it.
<font color="000000">Original magazine image
<font color="ff6000">Recolored "The Mauretania being painted at the New Docks"
Best,
Eric