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| 1875 births | |
| 1915 deaths | |
| british art dealers | |
| deaths due to shipwreck | |
| irish art world figures | |
| people from county cork | |
| rms lusitania | |
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Sir Hugh Percy Lane ( November 9 , 1875 – May 7 , 1915 ). Born in County Cork , Ireland , he is best known 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. Lane was brought up in Cornwall , England , and began his career as an apprentice painting restorer and later became a successful art Dealer in London . 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. 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 . 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. |
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