Sacred trust: Donations and their Legacy

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Hugh Lane Gallery, Wednesday 10th April - Sunday 4th August

Sacred trust: Donations and their Legacy is a stunning new exhibition of recent donations adding to the wealth and critical acclaim of Hugh Lane Gallery’s collection.

A stunning new painting Wall Landline Moor by Sean Scully has been donated by the artist to the gallery this month and joins the impressive installation of Untitled by Richard Gorman a series of largescale works on handmade Koso Washi Japanese paper donated by Neil Jordan and Robert Maharry together with two previously unseen works on paper by Alexander Calder To Bambi and Lo Oscuro Invade donated by Madeleine McGahern, a monumental painting Victory by Lawrence Carroll donated by Lucy Jones Carroll and a donation of the spectacular posthumous portrait of the first female Lord Mayor of Dublin, Kathleen Clarke by Brian Maguire greet the visitor at the beginning of the exhibition.

They form an impressive group of new works given to Hugh Lane Gallery by a new generation of supporters. Exhibited alongside some of the most significant donations from the founding collection including Impressionist paintings, they set a stimulating dialogues with their peers from an earlier age.

Featuring works by Paul McKinley, Michael Kane, Elizabeth Magill, Suzy Zamit, Melanie le Brocquy, Brian Maguire, Dermot Seymour, Richard Gorman, Sean Scully, Lawrence Carroll, Courbet, Corot, Sean Scully, Harpignes, Irish 19th century painter Charlotte Katherine McCausland, Mancini & Roderic O’Conor, Manet, Monet, Degas and Vuillard.

Opening Hours

  • Mon Closed
  • Tues to Wed 9:45 am – 6:00 pm
  • Thurs 9:45 am – 6:00 pm
  • Fri 9:45 am – 5:00 am
  • Sat 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • Sun 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Date:
Wednesday 10th April - Sunday 4th August
Time:
Gallery Opening Hours
Price:
Free
Address:
Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Rotunda, Dublin, Ireland

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