And finally, we come to the art that has made the Cape Ann Museum famous, it's incomparable collection of the great "luminist" Fitz Henry Lane. The Cam has the largest collection of Lane's paintings, and they are presented in their own galleries to great effect. I knew of the existence of the collection but had not visited the CAM. The Hopper exhibit was the perfect excuse, but I saw it earlier than expected, thanks to Susan and her birthday "surprise" trip.
Here is a sampling. But their luminescence can only truly be appreciated by seeing the real thing. And how rewarding!
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| Gloucester Harbor from Rocky Neck 1844 |
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| Gloucester Harbor 1852 |
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| Brace's Rock 1864 |
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| Norman's Woe, Gloucester Harbor 1863 |
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| On the Wharves, Gloucester Harbor 1847 |
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| Stuart Davis (1892-1964) Gloucester Harbor, 1936 |
And with a great sense of humor, the CAM has a little side gallery with other visions by decidedly different artists.
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| Gloucester Harbor at Dusk 1860 |
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| Three Master in Rough Seas c. 1850 |
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| View of Gloucester, Mass 1859 (Oil painted over a lithograph) |
Pretty spectacular, yes?
One more blog however to come, as it was Gloucester Schooner Week,
and the harbor held a lot of beautiful sailing craft.
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