U.S.C.G Eagle, c.1972
Карл Эверс (Carl G. Evers; 1907-2000) — художник-маринист; родился в Германии, сын морского инженера и художницы. Получил образование в Школе Слэйда в Лондоне (Slade School of Fine Arts), после чего шестнадцать лет работал художником в Швеции, занимаясь автомобильной и промышленной иллюстрацией для американских фирм. В 1947 году Карл Эверс переехал в Соединенные Штаты, куда, что символично, добрался на торговом судне. Вскоре полностью посвятил себя морской живописи. В течение 13 лет создавал рекламные постеры для Филадельфийской электрической компании. Картины Эверса регулярно публиковались в журналах "Яхтинг" (Yachting), "Сатердей ивнинг пост" (Saturday Evening Post), "Аргоси" (Argosy), а также девятнадцать раз появлялись на обложках "Ридерс дайджест" (Readers Digest). Его точные и красивые работы привлекают чувством перспективы, композиционной уравновешенностью и гармонией цвета, своим ритмом и мелодией.
Barco Glory of the Sea, mid-20th
Philadelphia Electric Company Advertisement
Carl Evers’s interest in and fascination with the dynamics of the wind and the sea combine to produce convincing and exciting marine paintings that seem to come to life. Evers sees virtually endless possibilities for depicting the movement of the water and the ships that ride in it. But whether the moment captured is calm or chaotic, it is depicted with vitality and realism... Evers notes, “There can never be too much research for my subject matter. The conditions that existed at that time—the wind, the light—are important factors in making my paintings depict accurately and emotionally what kind of a day it was. I see the painting complete in my mind before I put pencil to paper. If I couldn’t see the picture in my mind, I couldn’t draw it!"... Carl Evers was born before World War I in Dortmund, Germany. His father was a British marine engineer, and his mother a German artist and illustrator. His ability as an artist became apparent before he was ten years old, but the development of his talent was the result of his persistent, self-directed apprenticeship. He worked at a printing plant in London for 18 months, learning that trade and refining his ability to draw. His first formal art training was made possible by an uncle who provided his tuition for a year’s study at the Slade School of Fine Arts in London. Then, convinced that he could make a living as a free-lance artist, Evers began making the rounds of advertising agencies. His portfolio was strong enough in early 1931 to get him hired by a New York firm and sent to Stockholm. He stayed there for 16 years, as a successful automotive and industrial illustrator for Ford, Packard, Chrysler, Jeep, and other accounts. In 1947, his career took an abrupt turn... He then made two major decisions: to go to the United States and to pursue his lifelong interest in marine art. Evers recalls that to qualify for immigration at that time, one had to be in good health and free of debt, have enough money to start out, and be able to speak English. None of these were problems for Evers and after arriving in San Francisco, he traveled by train to New York...→more→ (In Profile: Carl Evers by Commander Robert A. Nichols. Naval History. April, 1987)