Mulliner Unveils Three One-Off Bentleys Inspired by Dutch Art Icons

Bentley Mulliner has revealed a trio of extraordinary one-off Bentleys inspired by the works of Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh, unveiling the Dutch Masters Collection at an exclusive evening inside Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. The setting — the museum’s Gallery of Honour — provided an appropriately dramatic backdrop for three commissions that fuse automotive craftsmanship with the visual language of the Netherlands’ most celebrated artists.

More than 200 guests from Bentley Leusden, Bentley Rotterdam and Bentley Maastricht attended the private preview and gala dinner, where the Dutch Masters Collection made its debut. Each of the three bespoke Continental GT-based builds interprets the palette, symbolism and atmosphere of its respective artist, with details carried across exterior finishes, cabin materials, welcome lamp animations and hand-crafted interior motifs. In typical Mulliner fashion, every commission is a fully realised work of art in motion.

Rembrandt: A Continental GT Convertible Echoing The Night Watch

Inspired by Rembrandt’s 1642 masterpiece The Night Watch, the first commission is a Continental GT Convertible rendered in Midnight Emerald. Mulliner’s designers drew on the painting’s dramatic contrasts and character details: the Hotspur red accents echo the red sash worn by Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, while Magnolia hide references the coat of his lieutenant. A secondary Cumbrian green hide and Piano-finished fascia and waistrails complete the palette, punctuated with gold organ-stop ventilation pulls for a period-inspired touch of opulence.

At night, the welcome lamp animation projects a feather — a nod to the plume on the lieutenant’s hat — and the motif reappears on the door panels. Dutch Masters Collection badging on the treadplates and front fenders marks the car’s place within the trio.

Vermeer: Light, Clarity and Delft Blues Brought to Life

The Vermeer-inspired Continental GT takes its cues from the painter’s mastery of daylight and the Delft blues that defined his work. Finished in a Satin Sapphire exterior and equipped with a panoramic sunroof, the car channels the cool luminosity of Vermeer’s interiors. The cabin pairs Beluga and Ocean blue hides with Citric yellow accents, while contrast piping in Klein blue offers a vivid, contemporary link to the artist’s restrained but expressive colour use.

For the welcome animation and door cards, Mulliner selected the cloud formations from The Little Street (1658), translating Vermeer’s atmospheric brushwork into illuminated and etched surfaces. Piano Black fascia trim and bespoke Klein blue highlights on the Bentley Rotating Display complete one of Mulliner’s most delicately balanced specifications.

Van Gogh: A Continental GT Infused with Provençal Colour and Movement

Vincent van Gogh’s bold Post-Impressionist energy shapes the third Dutch Masters commission, a Dark Sapphire Continental GT accented with Khamun yellow pinstriping. Inspired by The Starry Night, the car features swirling sky motifs within the welcome lamp animation and etched door card panels. Inside, a palette of Imperial blue, Dark Sapphire, Linen and Khamun captures the intensity of Van Gogh’s Provençal period, with Indian yellow tones reinterpreted through contrast stitching, accent hides and embroidered emblems.

The centre console is finished in open-pore chiselled Walnut, adding tactile depth, while gold organ-stop vent controls reference both Van Gogh’s sunlit hues and Mulliner’s bespoke craftsmanship. A dual-finish Piano Linen veneer, divided by a Dark Sapphire pinstripe, mirrors the rhythmic contrasts of the artist’s brushwork.

A Meeting of Art, Craft and Coachbuilding

Every Dutch Masters commission includes a bespoke presentation key box trimmed to match the vehicle’s interior, with laser-etched lids depicting each car’s corresponding motif — feather, cloudscape or starry night. All three models carry Blackline specification, Touring specification and a body-coloured styling kit, underscoring their refined presence. Wellness seating, mood lighting, diamond knurling, the Bentley Rotating Display and a Naim for Bentley sound system round out their richly appointed interiors.

For Tailored Driver readers, Mulliner’s Dutch Masters Collection stands as a compelling intersection of art history and modern coachbuilding — three rolling tributes that elevate the idea of a bespoke Grand Tourer into something culturally resonant, emotionally charged and unmistakably Bentley.

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