Gallery Midnight
Ghost Ship
Ghost Ship
by Johny Midnight
The Endurance rests between towering Antarctic ice formations, spectral in sepia against a pale arctic sky. She will never leave this position — only descend 3,000 metres to the ocean floor.
Original for sale £20,000 | contact gallery
Limited edition fine art prints, hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Once the edition is sold out, it will not be reproduced.
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Artwork Description
Towering ramparts of ice, painted in sweeping abstract strokes of turquoise, glacier blue and frosted grey, dominate the foreground like frozen cathedrals. Between them the Endurance rests — rendered in muted greys and sepia that evoke an old century photograph. Her masts are defined, yet the ship feels distant, already part of legend. The sky above is soft and subdued: pale arctic blue dissolving into washes of pink. The atmosphere is eerie and profoundly still. Every element reinforces the same truth: the ship is already lost. Nature has sealed her fate.
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Artist's Insight
Endurance became a monument in the ice. A ship waiting for the inevitable. I wanted her final resting place — before she sank - to feel suspended, silent and eternal. She never left this position apart from going down to the bottom of the ocean, 3,000 metres below. The ice in the foreground is painted in broad, abstract strokes - ancient, compressed, indifferent. The ship, by contrast, has an almost photographic clarity, which only deepens the sense that she is already history.
Original Artwork Information
Artwork year created: 2023
Original artwork size: 150 x 100
Original artwork medium: Oil on canvas
Original artwork status: Available for sale - £20,000
Print Details
Gallery Midnight limited edition fine art prints are available in A2 and A3 sizes. Edition sizes vary depending on the artwork.
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Edition Details
- A3 Limited Edition of 100
- A2 Limited Edition of 100
- Printed on archival matt fine art paper
- Hand-signed and numbered by the artist
- Certificate of authenticity included
Framing
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Original paintings are typically presented on stretched canvas and do not require framing.
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Shipping
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Packaging
Limited Edition Prints
All limited edition prints are carefully packaged in protective cardboard tubes to ensure they arrive safely and in excellent condition. This method protects the artwork during transit and allows the print to be professionally framed once received.
Original Paintings
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About the Artist
Johny is a painter and founder of Gallery Midnight in Balham. His work is often described as “abstract on reality”, capturing familiar landscapes, seascapes and city scenes with expressive colour and movement. Influenced by a life spent between London, the Alps and the Caribbean, his paintings explore changing light, atmosphere and energy, inviting viewers to see well-known places in new and unexpected ways.
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