{"product_id":"20959","title":"\"HMS Tiger\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOil on Canvas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage size: 24x30 inches (61 x 76 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned, lower right, and dated '06\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIan Lowe haspainted\u003cem\u003eHMS Tiger\u003c\/em\u003eas she appeared in the mid 1960s\"before her looks were spoiled.Aesthetically the class were well balanced and handsome ships and I wanted to show her as she was intended, at sea, the last classic ‘big gun’ cruiser.\"\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaid down at John Brown’s Clydeside yard in October 1941 as a light cruiser of the\u003cem\u003eMinotaur\u003c\/em\u003eclass she was originally named\u003cem\u003eBellerophon\u003c\/em\u003e; with pressures of wartime construction progress was slow, the renamed\u003cem\u003eTiger\u003c\/em\u003ewas not launched until October 1945; only\u003cem\u003eSuperb\u003c\/em\u003eof the class was completed as designed.Construction of\u003cem\u003eTiger\u003c\/em\u003ewas suspended along with two sister ships in 1945.She lay in a basin at Dalmuir for many years. In 1954 it was announced that the three cruisers would be completed to a much modified design as\u003cem\u003eTiger, Lion\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003eBlake\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD by Marine Artists to a Private Collection in England\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMMISSIONING IAN LOWE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt Marine Artists.co.uk one of our main specialities is commissioning great marine and historical paintings forclients and collectorsall over the world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo commission your own painting from Ian Lowe, contact Charles Mayes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:cm@marineartists.co.uk\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand we will post or email you a free pack of information including our short guides \"Commissioning a Painting from Ian Lowe\" and \"Price Guide and Timescale\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographs \u0026amp; images:\u003c\/strong\u003eWe make every effort to ensure that our photographs represent the paintings on our site faithfully but viewers must be aware that variations in colour and tone can occur according to the screen on which the image is viewed. Image is strictly copyright - no reproduction without permission.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Oil Painting","offer_id":55616625705302,"sku":"ILX98Tiger-20959","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Tiger_20002_20-_20large_72b998a2-e2ab-40e0-a9fb-e72a8dad7ab1.jpg?v=1791279911","url":"https:\/\/marineartists.co.uk\/products\/20959","provider":"Marine Artists","version":"1.0","type":"link"}