Fitz Henry Lane, 7 Metal ☱
'(12/19/1804, Gloucester, MA - 8/14/1865): American painter and printmaker of a style that would later be called Luminism, for its use of pervasive light.' (Wikipedia)
Fitz Henry Lane: The Master of the Silvery Mist, by John Wilmerding, Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2014
The lake reflects the sky
'...Fitz Henry Lane (1804-1865) stands alone as the master of silvery moisture, unmatched in the history of American marine painting.'
"... the master of silvery moisture, ...":
As I have mentioned in previous entries, the Water I Ching trigram depicts water flowing forward: water in a state of movement and only in the forward direction. All other forms of water, such as fog and mist, correspond with the 7 Metal I Ching trigram, commonly entitled "Lake", although it also refers to a marsh, including a rice paddy as one example of the latter. In this trigram the lower two lines are unbroken (yang), while the upper line remains broken (yin). I maintain that the reason this trigram corresponds with Metal is that the water of a lake reflects the light of the sky, which takes on a metallic, silvery effect. The sky itself corresponds with the trigram "Heaven" which represents 6 Metal. The Lake also reflects other things such as mountains situated by the lake, but the metallic quality and thus the Metal connection is connected with the former. With this idea in mind, one can see why this profile, according to its title, is so relevant; Lane was in touch with, and thus expressing his fundamental Metal nature in his choice of subject matter.
Talk here also technical aspects; machine, draughtsmanship, and beauty, the latter with which is associated with the Metal time of day, and of the season of autumn.
I have to bring into the mix the idea of smooth waters that he painted which were similar to the smooth surface of a lake, like glass.
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