Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine

Fitz Henry Lane

1862 · Oil on canvas · Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Size3:2 ratio

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

This print

Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine

Lumber Schooners at Evening on Penobscot Bay

Brace's Rock, Eastern Point, Gloucester

3 × $79 at 36 × 24 in, unframed = $237 → $213.30 as a set · 10% included · free shipping

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About this work

Artist: Fitz Henry Lane (1804–1865)
Year: 1862
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 40 × 66.4 cm
Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Movement: Luminism

A man stands on the rocks at the water's edge looking across a perfectly still bay to the lighthouse on Owl's Head, with a ship at anchor and a pale pink sky. Lane sailed to the Maine coast in the summers of the 1850s and 1860s and painted it in absolute calm. It is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A serene pink-and-gold bay for a bedroom, living room or coastal house in a dark wood frame. It suits warm white or soft blue walls and pairs with Lumber Schooners at Evening.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Luminism painting
Era: 19th century (1862)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: dramatic, moody
Rooms: living room, bedroom, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine in the public domain?

Yes. Fitz Henry Lane (1804–1865) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Museum of Fine Arts.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 18×12, 24×16 and 36×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine painted, and in what medium?

Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine dates from 1862 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 40 × 66.4 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 36×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×16 suits a narrower wall or a pair. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine (Fitz Henry Lane) — Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine · Fitz Henry Lane · 1862. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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