“That, by the accident of an illegality in the codicil to his will, it should have been possible for Hugh Lane's pet collection to be snaffled by the British Government, is a fitting conclusion to the shabby story of England's appreciation of French impressionist painting.”

— Frank Rutter

Rutter, Frank. Art in My Time, p. 120. Rich & Cowan, London, 1933.

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