Hugh Lane 1875-1915 by Robert O'byrne
Available for the first time in paperback, Robert OByrnes landmark biography of Hugh Lane remains the essential work on this enigmatic art dealer and patron.
‘The essential book about the brief but extraordinary life of a legendary Edwardian art dealer and philanthropist, his determination to establish a gallery of modern art in Dublin, and its bitterly contested outcomeWriting with authority and verve, Robert O’Byrne has plumbed a rich vein of social history and connoisseurship, to draw a striking portrait of a complex, brilliant and contradictory personality.’ RF Foster, Emeritus Professor of Irish History, University of Oxford
‘The essential book about the brief but extraordinary life of a legendary Edwardian art dealer and philanthropist, his determination to establish a gallery of modern art in Dublin, and its bitterly contested outcome. Writing with authority and verve, Robert O’Byrne has plumbed a rich vein of social history and connoisseurship, to draw a striking portrait of a complex, brilliant and contradictory personality.’ RF Foster, Emeritus Professor of Irish History, University of Oxford
‘The essential book about the brief but extraordinary life of a legendary Edwardian art dealer and philanthropist, his determination to establish a gallery of modern art in Dublin, and its bitterly contested outcome. Writing with authority and verve, Robert O’Byrne has plumbed a rich vein of social history and connoisseurship, to draw a striking portrait of a complex, brilliant and contradictory personality.’ RF Foster, Emeritus Professor of Irish History, University of Oxford
Robert O’Byrne is a writer and lecturer specializing in the fine and decorative arts and author of more than a dozen books, among them The Last Knight: A Tribute to Desmond FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin (2013), Luggala Days: The Story of a Guinness House (2012), Desmond Leslie 1921-2001 (2010) and Romantic Irish Homes (2009). He writes a monthly column for Apollo magazine and contributes to The Burlington Magazine and the Irish Arts Review. Since 2012 he has written an award-winning blog, The Irish Aesthete.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843517511 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843517515 |
| Title | Hugh Lane 1875-1915 |
| Author | Robert O'byrne |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The Lilliput Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2018-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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