Boston Harbor

The painting shows a busy harbour at sunset with many sailing ships and several steamers. The sea is calm and the reflections of the setting sun on the water add a golden touch to the scene. The sky is filled with soft shades of orange and blue, while smoke can be seen rising from the ships' smokestacks on the horizon, suggesting industrial activity.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is orange and its shape is long. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Like Charles Brooking or Willem van de Velde, American Fitz Henry Lane (1804-1865) was a painter of nautical themes. His journey to painting was unhappy: at the age of two, he ingested poison seeds in the garden and due to the late intervention of a doctor, his lower limbs were paralyzed. In painting, he found a hobby and an escape from this experience. He developed his talent with the Boston lithographer William S Pendleton. In Boston, Lane settled in a house overlooking the Boston harbour. Lane died in 1865 at home in the presence of his greatest friend, Joseph Stevens.