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Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine

Fitz Henry Lane

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

Size2:3 ratio
Frame
$59Unframed print · made to order

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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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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
Exhibition poster of a Luminism painting
Era
19th century (1862)
Orientation
Portrait
Palette
cream & beige
Mood
dramatic, moody
Rooms
living room, bedroom, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for
housewarming, art lovers

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

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

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

Details & materials
• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 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 exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.
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 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 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, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair.
About this design
A museum-exhibition poster of Fitz Henry Lane's Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine — 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 — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Luminism and The American Coast, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — 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 Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.
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