Sir Hugh Lane by Antonio Mancini - Oil on canvas (1913)

Sir Hugh Percy Lane ( November 9, 1875-May 7, 1915 ) Born in County Cork on 9 November 1875, he is best known for for establishing Dublin's Municipal Gallery of Modern Art (the first known public gallery of modern art in the world) and for his remarkable contribution to the visual arts in Ireland. Image File history File links Hughlane_mancini_oil_1913. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... County Cork (Contae Chorcaí in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath),is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region. ... The Hugh Lane : Dublin City Gallery is an art gallery funded by Dublin City Council and located in Charlemont House in Dublin city in Ireland. ... For the psychedelic rock band, see The Modern Art. ... The visual arts are a class of artforms, including painting, sculpture, photography, and others, that focus on the creation of artworks which are primarily visual in nature. ...

Lane was brought up in Cornwall in England and began his career as an apprentice painting restorer and later became a successful art dealer in London. Motto: Onan hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Cornwall, England Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Administrative county Traditional county Duchy of Cornwall Region South West England Area - Total - Admin. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Dealer has a number of meanings: A person who sells on behalf of a company or organization, or who sells in bulk from a large common store. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

Through regular visits to Coole (near Gort), County Galway, the home of his aunt, Lady Gregory, Lane remained in contact with Ireland. He soon counted among his family, friends and social circle those who collectively formed the core of the Irish cultural renaissance in the early decades of the 20th century. Gort (Irish: Gort Inse Guaire garden island of Guaire) is a town in south County Galway in the west of Ireland. ... County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe in Irish) is located on the west coast of Ireland. ... A photograph of Lady Gregory from her 1913 book Our Irish Theatre Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (15 March 1852–22 May 1932), née Isabella Augusta Persse, was an Irish dramatist and folklorist. ... By Region: Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance *French Renaissance *German Renaissance *English Renaissance The Renaissance, also known as Rinascimento (in Italian), was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. ...

Extolling the cause of Irish art abroad, Lane also became one of the foremost collectors of Impressionist paintings in Ireland, and amongst those outstanding works purchased by him for the new gallery were La Musique aux Tuileries by Manet, Sur la Plage by Degas, Les Parapluies by Renoir and La Cheminée by Vuillard. See also Impressionist (entertainment): A girl with a watering can by Renoir, 1876 Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1874. ... Édouard Manet - 19th century French painter Mobile_ad-hoc_network - A self configuring wireless network This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Edgar Degas (July 19, 1834 - September 27, 1917) was a French painter and sculptor. ... The name Renoir refers to more than one person. ... Jean-Édouard Vuillard (November 11, 1868 - June 21, 1940) was a French painter and printmaker associated with the Nabis. ...

The Municipal Gallery of Modern Art opened in January 1908 in temporary premises in Harcourt Street, Dublin. However, Lane did not live to see his gallery permanently located as he died in 1915 on board the RMS Lusitania, off the west coast of Cork, the county of his birth. The Hugh Lane : Dublin City Gallery is an art gallery funded by Dublin City Council and located in Charlemont House in Dublin city in Ireland. ... Gallery can refer to several things: Short for Art gallery An element in architecture, a long hallway flanked with walls or rows of columns A horizontal passage in an underground mine A collection of digital photos hosted on websites, often called galleries. ... RMS Mauretania, the Lusitanias sister ship The RMS Lusitania was an ocean liner of the British Cunard Steamship Lines. ... Cork (Corcaigh in Irish) is the second city of the Republic of Ireland. ...