Willy Stöwer was a German artist, illustrator, and author during the Imperial Period. He is best known for nautical paintings and lithographs. Many of his works depict historical maritime events such as the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
Villa Stöwer in Tegel, 2013
Der Untergang der „Titanic‟ Illustration for „Die Gartenlaube‟, 1912
Stöwer in his studio, 1903
Painting (ca. 1888) SMY Hohenzollern I
RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, Titanic was four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, with an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at 23:40 on 14 April. Her sinking two hours and forty minutes later at 02:20 ship's time on 15 April, resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 people, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.
The sinking of the Titanic as depicted in Untergang der Titanic, a 1912 illustration by Willy Stöwer
Titanic on sea trials, 2 April 1912
SS New York in her near collision with the Titanic
The iceberg thought to have been hit by Titanic, photographed the morning of 15 April 1912 by SS Prinz Adalbert's chief steward. The iceberg was reported to have a streak of red paint from a ship's hull along its waterline on one side.
