ag hi ▁in ▁London , ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁deal er ▁at ▁the ▁Col n ag hi ' s ▁Mar l borough ▁Gallery ▁for ▁some ▁years , ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁deal er ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁right ▁and ▁opening ▁a ▁gallery ▁in ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁Through ▁regular ▁vis its ▁to ▁Co ole ▁( near ▁G ort ), ▁County ▁Gal way , ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁his ▁a unt , ▁Lady ▁Gregory , ▁Lane ▁remained ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁soon ▁counted ▁among ▁his ▁family , ▁friends ▁and ▁social ▁circle ▁those ▁who ▁collect ively ▁formed ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁cultural ▁r ena issance ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁that ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁C elt ic ▁Rev ival . ▁ ▁Art ▁collect or ▁ ▁Ext ol ling ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁Irish ▁art ▁abroad , ▁Lane ▁also ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁for em ost ▁collect ors ▁and ▁deal ers ▁of ▁French ▁Im pression ist ▁paint ings ▁in ▁Europe , ▁and ▁amongst ▁those ▁works ▁purchased ▁by ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁gallery ▁were ▁La ▁Mus ique ▁aux ▁Tu iler ies ▁by ▁Man et , ▁Sur ▁la ▁Pl age ▁by ▁D eg as , ▁Les ▁Par ap lu ies ▁by ▁Ren oir ▁and ▁La ▁Chem in ée ▁by ▁V u ill ard . ▁For ▁his ▁" services ▁to ▁art " ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁Lane ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁at ▁the ▁compar atively ▁young ▁age ▁of ▁