Lot Essay
The present work depicts a pilot boat (left) and a clipper ship (right) in the Boston Harbor, with the Massachusetts Statehouse on Beacon Hill visible on the horizon.
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Property from a New York Private Collection
FITZ HENRY LANE (1804-1865)
Ships in Boston Harbor
Details
FITZ HENRY LANE (1804-1865)
Ships in Boston Harbor
oil on canvas
11 1⁄8 x 18 1⁄8 in. (28.3 x 46 cm.)
Painted circa 1850.
Ships in Boston Harbor
oil on canvas
11 1⁄8 x 18 1⁄8 in. (28.3 x 46 cm.)
Painted circa 1850.
Provenance
Private collection, New England.
Private collection, by descent.
Adelson Galleries, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2007.
Private collection, by descent.
Adelson Galleries, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2007.
Further details
This painting will be included in the Fitz Henry Lane Online catalogue raisonné under the direction of the Cape Ann Museum www.fitzhenrylaneonline.org.
Brought to you by
Tylee Abbott
Senior Vice President, Head of American Art