• MARK MYERS, PPRSMA — Torrens becalmed in mid-Atlantic
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MARK MYERS, PPRSMA (American-British, Contemporary)

"Torrens becalmed in mid-Atlantic"

"Torrens becalmed in mid-Atlantic"

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Type

Acrylic on Canvas Board

16 x 20 inches (40.5 x 51 cm)

Signed, & dated 1975, lower left

Framed

In June 1890 Conrad arrived in the Congo, having made the seemingly extraordinary decision to go there on a three-year contract to command a river steamer. By January 1891 he was back in London, discharged on medical grounds suffering from dysentry and malaria. His health was never the same and he appeared to be a failure but, of course, the voyage inspired "Heart of Darkness". After eight months of mental and physical ill-health Conrad had the good fortune to be offered the post of chief officer on the Torrens.

Alan Villiers described Torrens as "one of those few near-perfect ships in her own way". Two long Australian voyages restored Conrad's equilibrium as far as possible and, having encountered Roger Casement in the Congo, he now met Johm Galsworthy, who was a passenger on his second voyage.

This lovely painting is one of a group of twelve painted by Mark Myers in 1975 to illustrate a manuscript on Conrad's maritime life by Alan Villiers. Mark served at sea under Alan Villiers and remained devoted to him. The book was finally published in 2006 by Alan's son Peter Villiers. Entitled "Joseph Conrad: Master Mariner" it is an enthralling account of Conrad's extensive maritime service, touching on its influence on his stories and writing. Mark Myers' paintings are beautifully reproduced in the book, bringing out the extraordinary clarity and detail he achieved in each work.

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