John Gardner is one of the 20th century's best nautical artists.
His illustrations of America's Cup racing yachts are famous. He created them to mark the 100th anniversary of the first America's Cup yacht race.
The yachts made for the America's Cup have been some of the most beautiful and fastest ever. John Gardner's lithographs capture their designs.
Here are some of his lithographs for you to choose from. They are vintage prints, made to a high standard about 50 years ago in Italy and Holland.
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).American yacht which won the first cup. The first race was around the Isle of Wight in the UK. This yacht is considered to be the forerunner of modern yacht designThis high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1970s. The paper is thick and..
US$75.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).American yacht entered by the New York Yacht ClubThis high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1970s. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on the reverse side...
US$50.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).English schooner entered by Mr James Ashbury This high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1970s. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on the reverse side...
US$50.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).American fin-keel sloop yacht built by Herreshoff for a consortium lead by J.P.Morgan. Columbia was an American racing yacht built in 1899 for the America's Cup races. She was the defender of the tenth America's Cup race that same year against British challenger Shamr..
US$50.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).The 1958 America's Cup marked the first Cup match sailed in 12-metre class yachts. Twenty years had passed since the last Cup match, held between immense Universal Rule J-class yachts in 1937, and the New York Yacht Club sought a more affordable alternative to restart..
US$60.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).American yacht built by Herreshoff This high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1970s. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on the reverse side...
US$60.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).English cutter owned by Sir Richard Sutton. An extreme keel boat being 90.5 feet long but with a beam of only 15 feet. Had over 7000 sq. feet of sail. This high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1970s. The paper is thick and light cream..
US$50.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).Gretel II (KA-3) is an Australian International 12-metre class racing yacht built for the America's Cup challenge series in 1970. She was designed by Alan Payne and built by W.H. Barnett for Australian media tycoon Sir Frank Packer. This high quality vintage lithograp..
US$60.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).Ranger was a J-class racing yacht that successfully defended the 1937 America's Cup, defeating the British challenger Endeavour II 4-0 at Newport, Rhode Island. It was the last time J-class yachts would race for the America's Cup. This high quality vintage lithograph ..
US$50.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).Reliance was the 1903 America's Cup defender, the fourth defender from the famous designer Nat Herreshoff, and reportedly the largest gaff-rigged cutter ever built. This high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1970s. The paper is thick a..
US$60.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).Resolute was a yacht designed and built by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff for a syndicate of New York Yacht Club members headed by Henry Walters to contend the 1914 America's Cup This high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1970s. The paper..
US$60.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).Sceptre (K-17) was the unsuccessful challenger of the 1958 America's Cup for the Royal Yacht Squadron. Designed by David Boyd and built by Alexander Robertson and Sons, Sceptre was built especially for the 1958 America's Cup challenge. This high quality vintage lithog..
US$50.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).Shamrock III was a yacht that was the Royal Ulster Yacht Club's entry for the 1903 America's Cup This high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1970s. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on the rev..
US$60.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).British J Class yacht entered by The Royal Yacht Squadron. Regarded as best of her day. This high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1970s. The paper is thick and light creamy white in excellent condition and is blank on the reverse side..
US$60.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).The 1962 America's Cup, the second to be sailed in 12-meter yachts, marked the first challenge for the Cup from a country other than Great Britain or Canada, and was the first challenge from a country in the southern hemisphere. An Australian syndicate headed by Sir F..
US$60.00
34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches).Intrepid is a 12-metre class yacht which won the America's Cup in 1967 and again in 1970. Intrepid was designed by Olin Stephens, and was built of double-planked mahogany on white oak frames This high quality vintage lithograph was made in Great Britain in the early 1..
US$60.00