A painting by Fitz Henry Lane, an American painter and printmaker from Gloucester, Massachusetts, recently sold for $1,384,000 million at an auction at Skinner, Inc. in Boston. Camden Mts. From the Graves was the top lot at the sale of American and European Works, which grossed $3.2 million in total. The record for Lane at auction is $5.5 million, which was set at Skinner in 2004.
Lane, who is often associated with Luminism due to his use of pervasive light, frequently painted marine scenes. Robin Starr, Skinner’s vice president and director of American & European Works of Art, said, “[Camdens Mts. From the Graves] has all the elements you expect to see in a strong Lane of his mature style. It has the wonderful sense of quiet in it. You have everything from the golden hour light catching the sails to the two figures you can see in the catboat in the foreground.”
The painting, which was signed and dated ‘FH Lane 1862,’ was created during one of the four well-documented trips Lane made to Maine during his career.
