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Ship Starlight

c. 1860
oil on canvas
30 X 50" (76.20 x 127.00 cm.)

Butler Institute of American Art

Youngstown, OH

notes
A painter of ships and marine views for all of his life, Fitz Hugh Lane has created, in Ship Starlight, one of the magical images of his late career
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Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor

1862
oil on canvas
38 x 60 in. (96.5 x 152.4 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

notes
between the meticulously painted foreground and the sheer plane of water to the horizon, this work marks the transition to Lane's final, taut, elemental style. The painting's almost surreal stillness and pink and golden glow create a hermetic, elegiac mood found in many of Lane's late works.
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The Golden State Entering New York Harbor

1854
oil on canvas
26 x 48 in. (66 x 122 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Becalmed off Halfway Rock

1860
oil on canvas
70.4 x 120.5 cm (27 11/16 x 47 7/16 in.) framed: 90.2 x 140 x 6.4 cm (35 1/2 x 55 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

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Lumber Schooners at Evening on Penobscot Bay

1863
oil on canvas
Overall: 62.5 x 96.8 cm (24 5/8 x 38 1/8 in.) framed: 97.8 x 129.5 x 10.2 cm (38 1/2 x 51 x 4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

notes
Despite its meticulous draftsmanship and precise detail, Lane's work is far more than a simple inventory of harbor activity. The diminutive figures and carefully rendered vessels remain secondary to the vast expanse of sky, where shimmering light creates a tranquil, idyllic mood. Lane's rarefied landscapes epitomize man's harmonious union with the...
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New York Harbor

1852
oil on canvas
overall: 59.7 x 88.9 cm (23 1/2 x 35 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

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Off Mount Desert Island

1856
oil on canvas
24 x 36 1/8 in. (61 x 91.8 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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View of Gloucester from Brookbank, the Sawyer Homestead

c. 1856
oil on canvas
H: 18 x W: 30 3/16 inches (H: 46 x W: 77 cm)

Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art

Pittsburgh, PA

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Shipping in Downeast Waters

1854
oil on canvas
17 3/4 x 29 3/4 x 1" (unframed) 26 1/4 x 37 3/4 x 4 3/8" (framed)

Farnsworth Art Museum

Rockland, ME

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Pretty Marsh, Mt. Desert Island

1850s
oil on canvas
10 5/8 x 15 3/4 x 1" (unframed) 14 x 18 5/8 x 2 1/8" (framed)

Farnsworth Art Museum

Rockland, ME

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