Hugh Lane (1875-1915) / Robert O'Byrne
2000, First Edition. Dublin : Lilliput Press. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Item #287592
ISBN: 1901866556
Physical description; xii, 276 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p.265-268) and index. Contents; 1. Childhood -- 2. The apprentice dealer -- 3. Success -- 4. The discovery of Ireland -- 5. The impact of impressionism -- 6. The Staats Forbes collection -- 7. A modern art gallery for Ireland -- 8. The gentleman patron -- 9. The Harcourt Street Gallery -- 10. Lindsey House -- 11. Johannesburg -- 12. The onset of unhappiness -- 13. Max Michaelis and Cape Town -- 14. Controversy -- 15. Two national galleries beckon -- 16. An official position -- 17. Aftermath -- 18. The contested gift. Subjects; Lane, Hugh Percy (1875-1915; Sir). Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art (Dublin). Art dealers England 19th century ; Biography. Art dealers England 20th century ; Biography. Art Collectors and collecting Ireland History 20th century ; Biography. Art patrons Ireland ; Biography. Art dealers Ireland ; Biography. Art Collectors and collecting Ireland ; Biography. Art dealers. Art patrons. Ireland. Art dealers. Collecting and collectors British Isles Ireland. Dealers and dealing British Isles Ireland. Art patronage - Ireland. Art dealers. Collectors and collecting - Ireland. Genres; Bibliography. Biography. Biography. Illustrated.
Price: €60.00