Lot Essay
In the present work Mary Mellen captures the same scene her mentor Fitz Henry Lane painted in his A Storm, Breaking Away, Vessel Slipping Her Cable (1858, Private collection).
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Property of an Arizona Private Collection
Mary Blood Mellen (1817-1882)
Ship at Sea
Details
Mary Blood Mellen (1817-1882)
Ship at Sea
signed 'M.B. Mellen' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)
Ship at Sea
signed 'M.B. Mellen' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, Arizona.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Sale room notice
Please note that Mary Blood Mellen was Fitz Henry Lane's student, not his wife.