A Mariner's Eye for Detail and Narrative Claus Hoie (1911-2007) was an artist whose soul was irrevocably shaped by the salt spray and the vast, unpredictable horizons of the sea. Born in Stavanger, Norway, he was the descendant of a maritime lineage; with both his father and grandfather serving as ship’s captains, the language of the ocean was his first lullaby. This deep-seated connection to seafaring would become the heartbeat of hi…