After art school Richard worked for ten years at a decorative design studio in New York City specializing in Trompel’ Oeil, murals and original oil paintings. In 1994 he gave up his career in the decorative arts to devote full time to painting his favorite subject.
At the December 3, 2008 Christie’s New York Maritime sale, a 30” x 48” historical painting by Richard painted in 2006 sold for a record price of $27,500.
| Richard Lane - 44 PAINTINGS
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Yacht America Passing Castle Hill, 30x40
1440x1057
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Dauntless and Coronet
640x422
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Coronet and Dauntless
2500x1980
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Coronet and Dauntless, The Great Ocean Race
2500x1865
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"Two Champions"
576x321
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Galatea & Mayflower
582x600
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Mayflower & Galatea , 1886
934x739
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Volunteer vs. Thistle
360x232
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Thistle vs Volunteer
1232x1007
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YACHT AMERICA PASSING ROSE LIGHT, 1887
768x536
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Coronet & Dauntless, Great Ocean Race
1024x758
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Newport 1888, Volunteer
1125x823
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Yacht “America” passing Castle Hill 24″x36″
1024x693
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Vigilant & Britannia
1431x811
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"Defender" 1895
376x256
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Defender & Valkyrie, America’s Cup Race,1895
1404x1036
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Defender & Valkyrie, America’s Cup Race,1895
1275x937
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Defender & Valkyrie
1024x602
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Defender & Valkyrie III , 1895
1440x1073
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"Strong Breeze" (Defender and Valkrie II)
400x296
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"Volunteer vs Indra" 1899
400x229
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"Columbia and Shamrock" 1899
400x304
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Columbia & Shamrock
1024x672
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Columbia rounding the mark
784x597
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Columbia and Shamrock
2500x1947
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Shamrock, America’s cup 1899
1466x1170
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Shamrock & Columbia , America’s Cup race 1899
1440x1100
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Columbia & Shamrock 1899 , America’s cup race
1440x1141
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"Waiting for a Breeze" Shamrock and Columbia
576x417
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Defense of the Cup"Columbia vs. Shamrock II"
576x377
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"Columbia vs Shamrock II"
432x321
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Columbia Crossing the Finish Line
576x351
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Columbia Crossing the Finish Line
576x359
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Columbia & Shamrock II
555x403
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ShamrockIII vs Reliance
576x430
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RELIANCE PASSING SANDY HOOK LIGHTSHIP
768x587
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Reliance & Shamrock III at the finish line
1024x331
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Reliance and Shamrock III | 24 x 36" | Oil | Milwaukee
640x422
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Reliance
2500x1977
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Reliance vs. Shamrock III
1026x745
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Full Sail
750x559
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1903 Reliance vs Shamrock III
600x447
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"Enterprise and Shamrock V"
784x589
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Shamrock V & Enterprise , America’s Cup race 1930
1464x1089
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Richard Lane began to develop an interest in Marine Art and History at a very young age, spending summers in Cape Cod and Nantucket, Massachusetts. He studied fine art and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Richard graduated in 1977, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Richard’s keen interest in American Nautical History has been the inspiration for his work as a fine artist. It is the romantic yet powerful yachts of past America’s Cup races, as well as the graceful fishing schooners of Gloucester and Boston that he so effectively captures on canvas. He does extensive research for his paintings, using museum ship models, old photographs from museum archives and actual blue prints of the boats themselves.
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