The painting shows the Titanic wreckage on the sea floor, with debris scattered around the decaying vessel. According to the artist, the scene includes the Alvin submersible that explored the wreckage in 1986. Examples of the image shared online and described as showing the Titan submersible’s location can be seen (here) and (here). The Marschall painting can also be viewed on websites detailing art market information, including Mutual Art and Artnet (here), (here). The image shows a 1987 painting of the Titanic on the sea floor, not a 2023 photograph of Titan sub wreckage.

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Persons: Ken Marschall, Ballard, Alvin, Read Organizations: Titan, Alvin, Oceanographic, Mutual Art, Reuters