American Art Dana Beach, Manchester Made in United States, North and Central America1860 Fitz Henry Lane, American, 1804 - 1865, and Mary Blood Mellen, American, 1819 - 1886. Oil on canvas Currently not on view 2009-16-11 Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2009 |
LabelFitz Henry Lane’s luminous views of beaches and harbors from Massachusetts to Maine have long been considered some of the finest achievements in nineteenth-century American landscape painting. His works’ signature serenity has been identified as an artistic corollary to the roughly contemporary development of Transcendentalist philosophy and Unitarian faith in the Boston area. In recent years, Lane’s relationship with his gifted student and collaborator Mary Blood Mellen has come to light, altering the attributions of numerous works once securely identified as Lane’s.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
