Renoir, Manet, Pissarro artworks return to Dublin Hugh Lane GalleryMay 27, 2013 - 19:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Four priceless pieces of art have returned to Dublin’s Hugh Lane Gallery after six years on display in the National Gallery London. The paintings, Les Parapluies by Auguste Renoir; Portrait of Eva Gonzales by Edouard Manet; Jour d’Ete by Berthe Morisot and View of Louveciennes by Camille Pissarro have been put on display, The Irish Times reported. The Hugh Lane Gallery has a deal with the National Gallery London, where eight French impressionist paintings are rotated in two lots of four every six years. Director of the Hugh Lane Gallery Barbara Dawson said this is a very exciting time for the gallery. “Not only are these big names, but they are incredibly significant. Any museum would be privileged to have them on exhibition. I couldn’t even begin to put a price on them,” she said. “This is an exciting homecoming for these much loved masterpieces which are part of the cultural history of modern Ireland. These superb works will be on exhibition for the enjoyment of all Dubliners and visitors to the city.” The arrangement between the Dublin and London galleries came after Lane promised his 39-piece art collection to London in his will, but an unwitnessed alteration to the will before his death promised it to Dublin. In 1959, an agreement was reached whereby half of Lane’s bequest could be displayed in Dublin every five years. This agreement was changed in 1993, so that the eight ‘superstar’ paintings would swap between London and Dublin every six years. A total of 31 paintings previously owned by Lane remain in Ireland. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |