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The 25 artworks by Charles Pears our visitors ask for most, ranked by popularity and presented one by one, with the specification and the price of each hand-painted reproduction.

Edition 2026 · 25 artworks Each artwork painted to order
Linnecanvas · Äkthetsintyg · Levereras över hela världen Charles Pears · 1873 – 1958

The Wandsworth Gas Company Collier 'Chessington' Moving Upstream on the Thames, near the Houses of Parliament, c.1948

View the most popular artwork of Charles Pears ranked #1: The Wandsworth Gas Company Collier 'Chessington' Moving Upstream on the Thames, near the Houses of Parliament, c.1948

1948 · original 81 x 127 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 1 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Moonlight Barque

Usher Gallery, Lincoln · original 102 x 127 cm

Admire "Moonlight Barque" by Charles Pears (1873-1958). A stunning hand-painted reproduction of a night sailing scene, capturing adventure & maritime beauty. Discover this British marine artwork.

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 2 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$543127 × 102 cm Commission at original size

An Officer of a Motor Launch about to Board a Norwegian Steamer

1918 · original 22 x 25 cm

Charles Pears’ "An Officer of a Motor Launch" (1918) depicts wartime destruction in a unique naive expressionist style. Explore this evocative oil painting's raw energy & melancholic beauty.

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 3 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Battleship in Suez Canal, HMS 'Howe'

1946 · The National Archives, London · original 34 x 62 cm

Upplev mästerverket av Charles Pears – "Battleship in Suez Canal, HMS 'Howe'". En detaljerad målning från 1946 som fångar sjöfartens prakt och atmosfär. Perfekt för konstsamlare och hemdekoration.

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 4 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$21562 × 34 cm Commission at original size

Steam Pinnaces at Hawkes Pier

1918 · original 71 x 91 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 5 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$34791 × 71 cm Commission at original size

Sinking of the 'Scharnhorst', 26 December 1943

1944 · original 102 x 153 cm

Witness the dramatic naval battle of the 'Sinking of the Scharnhorst'! Charles Pear’s oil painting captures WWII chaos with vibrant colors & Romantic intensity. Explore this powerful artwork.

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 6 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$622153 × 102 cm Commission at original size

Southern Railway Steamers as Hospital Ships Awaiting the Wounded at Dunkirk during World War II

View the most popular artwork of Charles Pears ranked #7: Southern Railway Steamers as Hospital Ships Awaiting the Wounded at Dunkirk during World War II

1945 · original 80 x 113 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 7 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$425113 × 80 cm Commission at original size

London (Great Western Railway poster artwork)

1932 · original 102 x 64 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 8 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$34964 × 102 cm Commission at original size

Sinking of Great Western Railway Steamer 'St David' (converted to hospital ship) off Anzio, 24 January 1944

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1944 · original 93 x 126 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 9 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$506126 × 93 cm Commission at original size

The Pool of London during Dockland Air Raids, 1940

Guildhall Art Gallery, London · original 101 x 152 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 10 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$615152 × 101 cm Commission at original size

A German Searchlight across the English Channel

1942 · original 81 x 127 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 11 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$463127 × 81 cm Commission at original size

A Boarding Party of Royal Naval Reserve Men Going Aboard a Prize under Searchlight

1918 · original 102 x 108 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 12 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$485108 × 102 cm Commission at original size

The Lights of Rosyth from the Forth Bridge Footpath Port Edgar and the Fleet

1918 · original 71 x 91 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 13 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$34791 × 71 cm Commission at original size

Night Scene of Southern Railway Steamers as Hospital Ships during World War II

1945 · original 80 x 113 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 14 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$425113 × 80 cm Commission at original size

Great Western Railway Steamer 'St Helier' Evacuating Troops, Dunkirk, 1 June 1940

1940 · original 93 x 126 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 15 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$506126 × 93 cm Commission at original size

A Hospital Ship at Night

1918 · original 19 x 35 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 16 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Pay Night, Rosyth, in Winter

1918 · original 58 x 130 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 17 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$480130 × 58 cm Commission at original size

A Thunderstorm, Harwich Submarines Leaving Port

1918 · original 58 x 130 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 18 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

from$18149 × 21 cm Commission this artwork

Same size as the original$380130 × 58 cm Commission at original size

North Queensferry Signal Station, Winter The First Battle Cruiser Squadron Seen from the Forth Bridge

View the most popular artwork of Charles Pears ranked #19: North Queensferry Signal Station, Winter The First Battle Cruiser Squadron Seen from the Forth Bridge

1918 · original 51 x 61 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 19 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$24661 × 51 cm Commission at original size

Self Portrait

1946 · original 62 x 51 cm

Explore Charles Pears’ 1946 ‘Self Portrait,’ a realistic maritime painting capturing age & solitude. Impressionistic brushwork & evocative seascapes – a unique piece.

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 20 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$24751 × 62 cm Commission at original size

Big and Little HMS 'Glorious' and a Motor Launch at the Island of Inchkeith under Snow

1918 · original 38 x 61 cm

Experience 'Big & Little HMS Glorious' by Charles Pears (1918). A stunning marine painting of Inchkeith Island under snow. Hand-painted reproduction available.

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 21 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$22261 × 38 cm Commission at original size

Women Putting Anti Fouling Paint on the Bottom of a Motor Launch, Leith

1917 · original 66 x 108 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 22 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$367108 × 66 cm Commission at original size

HMS 'Courageous' in Dry Dock, at Rosyth, in Winter

1919 · original 102 x 127 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 23 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$543127 × 102 cm Commission at original size

Captain Sherbrook's Action, 31 December 1942

1943 · original 41 x 76 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 24 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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Same size as the original$24676 × 41 cm Commission at original size

The Norwegian Coast, Spring 1940

1943 · original 102 x 152 cm

Teknik: Handmålad olja på linnecanvas
Tillverkad av: Beställs av en utbildad konstnär
Popularity: No. 25 of 82 artworks by Charles Pears
Leverans: Cirka 5 veckor över hela världen

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The artist

Charles Pears

1873 – 1958

Snabbfakta

Creative periodsmature period
Top 3 worksThe Wandsworth Gas Company Collier 'Chessington' Moving Upstream on the Thames, near the Houses of Parliament, c.1948, Moonlight Barque, An Officer of a Motor Launch about to Board a Norwegian Steamer
Top-ranked workThe Wandsworth Gas Company Collier 'Chessington' Moving Upstream on the Thames, near the Houses of Parliament, c.1948
Also known asChas Pears, Charles Pear
Copyright statusUnder copyright
Color intensitybalanserad, monokrom
Museums on APSGuildhall Art Gallery, Usher Gallery, The National Archives, Towner
Works on APS82

Biography

Charles Pears: A Mariner's Eye for Light and Landscape

Charles Pears (1873–1958) stands as a singular figure in British maritime art, an artist whose unwavering dedication to traditional techniques—primarily watercolor and oil—combined with an extraordinary sensitivity to capturing the essence of coastal scenes cemented his place among the luminaries of his era. Born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, Pears’s formative years were steeped in the artistic fervor of East Hardwick and Pomfret College, where he encountered the profound influence of Canaletto’s masterful depictions of Venetian architecture and light—a connection that would permeate his entire oeuvre.

Early Influences: Canaletto's meticulous observation of urban vistas instilled in Pears a fundamental appreciation for precision and atmospheric perspective. This foundational understanding shaped his artistic approach, prioritizing accuracy alongside expressive color palettes.
Illustrative Beginnings: His career commenced as an illustrator for prominent periodicals like *The Yellow Book*, *Punch*, and *The Graphic*, showcasing versatility and narrative storytelling skills—a skillset honed further through collaborations with writers such as John Masefield.

Maritime Mastery: From Watercolor Sketches to Monumental Paintings

While his early illustrations established a reputation for visual clarity, Pears swiftly transitioned towards specializing in marine painting, adopting the moniker “Chas Pears”—a deliberate choice reflecting an understated confidence and accessibility. Unlike many artists of his time who sought grand theatricality, Pears pursued a path of quiet contemplation, immersing himself in the rhythms of the sea and translating its moods onto canvas.

Technique: He favored watercolor for capturing fleeting atmospheric effects—particularly dawn and dusk—and skillfully blended oil paints to convey solidity and depth.
Subject Matter: His paintings frequently depicted tranquil coastal landscapes, punctuated by sailboats gliding across serene waters, reflecting a deep fascination with the beauty of the British coastline.

War Artist and Chronicler of Resilience

The tumultuous years of World War I profoundly impacted Pears’s artistic trajectory. As an officer in the Royal Marines, he was appointed as an Official War Artist for both conflicts—a role that afforded him unparalleled access to naval operations and demanded unflinching honesty in portraying the realities of war.

WWI Commissions: His watercolors documenting HMS Dunraven VC’s engagement against a submarine exemplify his commitment to realism, conveying not only visual spectacle but also the palpable tension and vulnerability inherent in wartime combat.
WWII Poster Art: During World War II, he created posters for organizations like the MV San Demetrio Shipping Company, capturing the spirit of British perseverance during a period of immense hardship—a piece now housed in the National Maritime Museum.

Legacy and Recognition

Charles Pears’s influence extended beyond his own lifetime, inspiring subsequent generations of artists who embraced traditional methods while striving to convey emotion and beauty. His unwavering dedication to capturing the sublime qualities of coastal landscapes—combined with a masterful command of light and color—secured his enduring legacy as one of Britain's most distinguished marine painters.

Notable Collections: His works reside in prestigious collections including those of the London Transport Museum, National Maritime Museum, Imperial War Museum, Tate Gallery and many others.
The Charles Pears Memorial Award: The Royal Society of Marine Artists continues to honor his memory through an annual award recognizing outstanding contributions to marine art—a testament to the enduring impact of his artistic vision.

Key Works

HMS Dunraven VC in Action against the Submarine That Sank Her
The Passenger Liner ‘Queen Mary’ Arriving at Southampton
MV San Demetrio gets home

Further exploration into Charles Pears's artistic life can be found on Art UK (https://artuk.org/discover/artists/pears-charles-18731958) and at The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum (http://www.russellcotescollection.org/).

Frågor och svar

Var och när föddes Charles Pears?

Charles Pears föddes i Pontefract år 1873.

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