Roderic O’Conor (1860-1940), ‘Field of Corn, Pont-Aven’ (1892). Photograph © National Museums Northern Ireland 2007. Photograph reproduced with kind permission of the Trustees of the National Museums Northern Ireland

DUBLIN, IRELAND.- The National Gallery of Ireland presents Treasures from the North: Irish paintings from the Ulster Museum, on view through September 16, 2007. The Ulster Museum is closed for major refurbishment work until 2009, presenting an opportunity for the National Gallery to host an exhibition focusing on 60 masterpieces from their rich Irish collection. This will feature major figures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries such as George Barret, Nathaniel Hone and William Ashford; some of Ireland's most distinguished twentieth century artists including Sir John Lavery, Paul Henry and Jack B. Yeats; as well as a number of Ulster painters represented by William Conor, John Luke, Charles Lamb and Frank McKelvey. The selection concludes with works by more modern artists such as Basil Blackshaw, Patrick Scott and TP Flanagan. A fully illustrated catalogue will accompany the show. (courtesy www.artdaily.org)