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Lane, Fitz Hugh, 1804–65, American painter and printmaker, b. Gloucester, Mass. A painter of ships and coastal panoramas, Lane is most notable as a leading figure in American luminism luminism (l

`mĭnĭz'əm), American art movement of the 19th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. . 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 transcendentalism (trăn'sĕndĕn`təlĭzəm) [Lat.
..... Click the link for more information. . Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine (1862; Mus. of Fine Arts, Boston) is a characteristic work.

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Lane, (Nathaniel Rogers) Fitz Hugh (1804–65) painter, lithographer; born in Gloucester, Mass. Except for a brief foray to Boston, he spent most of his life in Gloucester. He began his career as a lithographer, a skill that influenced his later oil paintings. He influenced many other painters, such as Frederick Church, who admired his ability to record the clarity of light and sky. In the late 20th century he was rediscovered as a painter of seascapes; his Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine (1862) reveals his skill.