Art lovers wanting to experience the new Louis Ducros exhibition at The National Gallery of Ireland can now take advantage of a special package offered by The Merrion, located opposite the gallery. The Merrion, Dublin is already well known to art lovers for its spectacular private collection of 19th and 20th Century Irish art, displayed throughout the magnificently restored interior.
The Merrion Ducros Offer, which costs �115 (approx. GBP�80) per person sharing, offers guests overnight accommodation in an award-winning double or twin room, complete with full Irish breakfast the following morning. Included in this package are two tickets for the �Louis Ducros � A Swiss Painter in Italy� Exhibition in the Millennium wing of The National Gallery, where guests can view 50 of the Swiss artist�s works on loan from the Musee Cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne. Guests will also receive a complimentary copy of the exclusive catalogue The Art Collection at The Merrion Hotel, which profiles the hotel�s private art collection.
The Louis Ducros Exhibition features large watercolours made during the artist's tour of Rome, Naples, Sicily and Malta. Ducros painted landscapes with natural and atmospheric effects and great intensity of colour and this particular collection features antique monuments, landscapes and harbour scenes. Ducros' treatment of these subjects, which is marked by a transition from neoclassicism to romanticism, is both striking and revolutionary. Ducros uses watercolour with great power and on a large scale, and his works were often laid on canvas and varnished in order to allow them to compete with oil paintings
This exclusive offer is valid until 31st August 2003, is inclusive of value added tax at 13.5% and there is no service charge at The Merrion. A range of other packages are also available at The Merrion, Dublin. For further information and reservations please contact
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