The son of a noted architect, Marcus Paulsen was born is Randers, Denmark in 1895. After serving in the Danish Navy and designing ships in Russia, he immigrated to the United States in 1921. Throughout his life he was employed as an illustrator, artist, photographer, architect, draftsman, lithographer, researcher and designer. In this body of work, Paulsen depicts some of the great vessels that have sailed the oceans through time. Included are a number of biblical paintings of Christ and water. Paulsen’s passion for the sea and for nautical imagery is portrayed through realism.