Hugh Lane Papers
Part of the Institutional Archive
Description
The material relates in the main to the administration of the Lane estate: the terms of Lane’s will and the un-witnessed codicil ensured that the settling of his estate took many years and engendered some controversy. Included in this material is Lane’s own account book of pictures purchased in the period 1902-1915. Several topics appear in the papers: the legacy to the Municipal Gallery; the efforts by the Municipal Gallery and other interested parties to obtain the return of the thirty nine conditional paintings to Dublin; the legacy to the National Gallery of Ireland which engendered discussion as to whether some of the paintings bequeathed to it by Sir Hugh Lane should be retained or whether all should be sold and the proceeds invested. Includes a significant quantity of material relating to the Lane fund and its administration. In addition, there are papers regarding the Red Cross bequest, which related to a bid of £10,000 made by Lane to benefit the Red Cross, the money to be used to pay for a portrait to be painted by John Sargent. Material relating to Ruth Shine, Lane’s sister, including a court hearing in the 1940s arising from a claim by her on the Lane estate, is included. Papers from the 1970s include correspondence between Doctor James White, director of the National Gallery of Ireland and various correspondents. Other items in the archive include a file of press cuttings, the majority, dating from 1905, concerning controversy over the authenticity of a work by Corot, which the Prince of Wales had presented to the proposed new gallery in Dublin.
Title | Hugh Lane Papers |
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Date | 1902 - 1986 |
Type | Component |
Ref | IE NGI/INST/2/1 |
Level | Series |
Language | English |
Extent | 4 boxes |
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