Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Christmas Cove
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Image View:
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Detail, sunset over a distant small island
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Creator:
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Fitz Hugh Lane (American painter, 1804-1865)
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Location:
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repository: Portland Museum of Art (Portland, Maine, United States) 4.2013.6
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Location Note:
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7 Congress Square; Collection of Walter B. and Marcia F. Goldfarb
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GPS:
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+43.653611-70.262222
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Date:
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1863 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Luminist; Nineteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Subjects:
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landscape; seascape; Boats and boating; Sun Rising and setting; sailboats; Maine coastline
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Description:
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One of the foremost masters of the Luminist style, Fitz Henry (Hugh) Lane began his career as a ship portraitist. Depicting twilight over an inlet in Maine's Midcoast region, Christmas Cove displays the subtly modulated colors and serene beauty of his mature seascapes. (Source: Portland Museum of Art (PMA) [website]; http://www.portlandmuseum.org)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-LANEF-CC-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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