Fitz Henry Lane (1804—1865) was a painter and printmaker who specialized in the Luminism style, so-called for its special effect of lighting.
Fitz Henry Lane Summary
- Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, he changed his birth name at the age of 27
- Had little formal education in the arts; learned his craft at a lithographer’s shop in Boston
- As a Luminist, he infused his paintings with a strong luminosity
- Established a reputation as a great painter of the American seaside
- Many crucial elements of his biography were uncovered more than a century after his death
- Having lived between Boston and Gloucester, he is buried at the Oak Grove Cemetery
Fitz Henry Lane’s Famous Paintings
- The Fort and Ten Pound Island, Gloucester, Massachusetts (1847)
- The Ships “Winged Arrow” and “Southern Cross” in Boston Harbor (1853)
- Salem Harbor (1853)
- Boston Harbor (1854)
- The Golden State Entering New York Harbor (1854)
- Fishing Party (1855)
- Ship in Fog, Gloucester Harbor (c. 1860)
- Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor (1862)
- Lumber Schooners at Evening on Penobscot Bay (1863)
- Brace Rock, Eastern Point, Gloucester (c. 1864)