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Fitz Henry Lane - Owl’s Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine

Owl’s Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine (1862)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
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The Artist died in 1865 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer. It is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before Jan 1, 1926
Fitz Henry Lane

Fitz Henry Lane (born Nathaniel Rogers Lane, also known as Fitz Hugh Lane) was an American painter and printmaker of a style that would later be called Luminism, for its use of pervasive light.

Fitz Henry Lane was born on December 19, 1804, in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Lane was christened Nathaniel Rogers Lane on March 17, 1805, and would remain known as such until he was 27. It was not until March 13, 1832, that the state of Massachusetts would officially grant Lane's own formal request (made in a letter dated December 26, 1831) to change his name from Nathaniel Rogers to Fitz Henry Lane.

Before he became an artist he worked for a short time making shoes, but after a while, seeing that he could draw pictures better than he could make shoes he went to Boston and took lessons in drawing and painting and became a marine artist.

Lane acquired such "lessons" by way of his employment at Pendleton's Lithography shop in Boston, which lasted from 1832 to 1847. With the refinement and development of his artistic skills acquired during his years working as a lithographer, Lane was able to successfully produce marine paintings of high quality, as evidenced in his being listed, officially, as a "marine painter" in the Boston Almanac of 1840. Lane continued to refine his painting style, and consequently, the demand for his marine paintings increased as well.

Lane had visited Gloucester often while living in Boston, and in 1848, he returned permanently. In 1849, Lane began overseeing construction of a house/studio of his own design on Duncan's Point—this house would remain his primary residence to the end of his life. Fitz Henry Lane continued to produce beautiful marine paintings and seascapes into his later years. He died in his home on Duncan's Point on August 14, 1865, and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.

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Brig Off the Maine Coast

Brig Off the Maine Coast (1851)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
The Golden State Entering New York Harbor

The Golden State Entering New York Harbor (1854)

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View of the Town of Gloucester, Mass.

View of the Town of Gloucester, Mass. (1835–36)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
Boston Harbor

Boston Harbor (circa 1840)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
Bar Island and Mount Desert Mountains from Somes Settlement

Bar Island and Mount Desert Mountains from Somes Settlement (1850)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
New England Inlet with Self-Portrait

New England Inlet with Self-Portrait (1848)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
Lighthouse at Camden,Maine

Lighthouse at Camden,Maine (1851)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
Becalmed off Halfway Rock

Becalmed off Halfway Rock (1860)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
Brace’s Rock, Brace’s Cove

Brace’s Rock, Brace’s Cove (1864)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
Boston Harbor

Boston Harbor

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
The Ships ‘Winged Arrow’ and ‘Southern Cross’ in Boston Harbor

The Ships ‘Winged Arrow’ and ‘Southern Cross’ in Boston Harbor (1853)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
Ship in Fog, Gloucester Harbor

Ship in Fog, Gloucester Harbor (ca. 1860)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
Babson and Ellery Houses

Babson and Ellery Houses (ca 1863)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
New York Harbor

New York Harbor (1852)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor

Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor (1862)

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865)
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