VNTG HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE ART DECO SHIP DELFT TILE by WILLEM FREDERIK TEN BROEK

Description

VINTAGE c1930s
HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE
by Artist
WILLEM FREDERIK "TEN" BROEK
OCEAN LINER
ART DECO
DELFT TILE
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THIS IS A VINTAGE HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE BLUE AND WHITE CORK-BACKED DELFT TILE.
THE TILE  FEATURES THE 1936 ART DECO GRAPHICS ARTWORK OF
DUTCH ARTIST WILLEM FREDERIK "TEN" BROEK.
THE TILE WAS ONE OF THE PROMOTIONAL ITEMS MADE TO PUBLICIZE THE HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE.
DIMENSIONS: 4" x 4" x 1/4"
Employing a dramatic, A.M. Cassandre-esque, low-angle perspective of a sleek ocean liner, rotating it a little to the side and adding an Art Deco curve to its profile, "Ten" Broek creates a powerful, sweeping image. Unlike Cassandre's ship graphics, which feature specific vessels, Ten Broek is not heralding the launch of a new liner, but rather glorifying the company and the concept of sea travel as a whole.
From the golden era of transatlantic passenger ships, this is a magnificent tile and an homage to the 1930s Art Deco era.