Lot 367 | FITZ HUGH LANE (AMERICAN, 1804-1865) SUNSET AT GLOUCESTER HARBOR
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Signed and inscribed "F.H. Lane Gloucester 1858" l.r. Oil on canvas, 30 x 50 in. (76.1 x 126.9 cm.), framed. CONDITION Good, craquelure. PROVENANCE A private New England collection. N.B.: While the detailed linear quality of the ship is indicative of Lane's roots as a topographical artist, the subject of this composition is light and reflection. All of the hallmarks of Lane's luminious style are present....In discussing Lane's emerging style of the 1850's John Wilmerding writes: "A new purity enters his work at this time. Eager to capture the transitional hours of the day, such as sunrise and sunset, Lane began to apply his paint in thinner glazes, using, in general, lighter colors. He composed now with greater assurance, no longer feeling the necessity to fill his canvas with objects. The effect was of stillness and lucidity. A bold spaciousness and economy emerges." John Wilmerding AMERICAN MARINE PAINTING, second edition, (Harry N. Abrams, Inc.: New York), 1987, p. 118.
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