拍品专文
The relationship between Fitz Hugh Lane and his student Mary Blood Mellen was a close and complex one. Mellen and Lane not only worked on the same canvases together, but also painted side by side portraying the same subject. While Mellen did copy Lane's sea and landscapes in terms of composition and technique, her pictures exhibit her own palette and style.
On the St. John River, Maine, painted in 1863, relates closely to Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine, of which both Mellen and Lane painted versions of in 1862. On the St. John River displays the artists' collaborative efforts. According to Michael Moses, this canvas was predominantly Mellen's as is evidenced by the heightened pink and blue palette of the sky and water. Lane's attention to detail is apparent in aspects of the boat and landscape. As was often the case with teacher and student, Lane signed and dated the canvas.
On the St. John River, Maine, painted in 1863, relates closely to Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine, of which both Mellen and Lane painted versions of in 1862. On the St. John River displays the artists' collaborative efforts. According to Michael Moses, this canvas was predominantly Mellen's as is evidenced by the heightened pink and blue palette of the sky and water. Lane's attention to detail is apparent in aspects of the boat and landscape. As was often the case with teacher and student, Lane signed and dated the canvas.