# LANE, Fitz Hugh

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## Artist

- Lifespan: 1804–1865
- Profession: painter
- School: American

## Biography

American painter and printmaker. A painter of ships and coastal panoramas, Lane is most notable as a leading figure in American luminism. He illuminated his canvases with warm, glowing yellow and pink skies reflected in water. The resulting paintings project a shimmering density that expresses a profound serenity that is akin to transcendentalism. Owl&#39;s Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine \(1862; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston\) is a characteristic work.

## Related artworks

- [Owl&#39;s Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lane-fitz-hugh-r3bc350c1d2d625/owls-head-penobscot-bay-maine-r774c03005fd2f1>)
- [The Island and Fort of Ten Pound, Gloucester](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lane-fitz-hugh-r3bc350c1d2d625/the-island-and-fort-of-ten-pound-gloucester-ra48c889ee3b256>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)