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Impressionism and More: 19th and 20th Century French Art

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Impressionism and More: 19th and 20th Century French Art

Impressionism was a late 19th century style of painting that is characterised by scenes of everyday life, rendered in short, visible brushstrokes. Impressionist artists painted ‘en plein air’ (outdoors) and focused on capturing a fleeting moment in time through colour and light.

A successful dealer in Old Master paintings in London, Sir Hugh Lane had only recently been introduced to modern art, when at the turn of the century, he began to champion a gallery of modern art in Dublin. The collection includes exceptional French works by Edouard Manet, Pierre-August Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro and Edouard Vuillard. Many of these are shared with the National Gallery London under the Sir Hugh Lane Bequest Agreement. Lane also collected works by Irish artists who were influenced by French Impressionism, including Roderic O'Conor, Frank O'Meara, and Walter Osborne.

For further information on the Sir Hugh Lane Bequest see: https://hughlane.ie/2022/04/12/new-partnership-agreed-between-the-hugh-lane-gallery-and-national-gallery-london/

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Beach Scene
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas
c. 1876-1877
A Peasant Woman
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas
1871
Les Parapluies
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
c. 1878-1885/6
Lavacourt under Snow
Claude Monet
c. 1878-1881
Jour d'Été
Berthe Morisot
c. 1879
The Sail Boat
Berthe Morisot
1887
At the Seaside
Eugène Boudin
1867
The Village, Twilight
Henri Eugene Augustin Le Sidaner
1902
L'Assistance Judiciaire
Jean Louis Forain
c. 1900-12