Canadian Slovenian Donates Painting to National Gallery

Ljubljana, 7 May - A Slovenian living in Montreal, Canada has donated a painting by Slovenian impressionist Rihard Jakopic, "Breze v soncu" (Birch Trees in the Sun), to the Slovenian National Gallery. The oil painting, dated 1905, is one of Jakopic's early works.

Ljubljana
Vladimir Urbanc, a Slovenian living in Canada, donated Rihard Jakopic's painting "Breze v soncu" (Birch Trees in the Sun) to the Slovenian National Gallery.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Vladimir Urbanc, a Slovenian living in Canada, donated Rihard Jakopic's painting "Breze v soncu" (Birch Trees in the Sun) to the Slovenian National Gallery.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Vladimir Urbanc, a Slovenian living in Canada, donated Rihard Jakopic's painting "Breze v soncu" (Birch Trees in the Sun) to the Slovenian National Gallery.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Vladimir Urbanc, a Slovenian living in Canada, donated Rihard Jakopic's painting "Breze v soncu" (Birch Trees in the Sun) to the Slovenian National Gallery.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
National Gallery director Barbara Jaki (left) and Vladimir Urbanc, a Slovenian living in Canada, presenting Urbanc's donation to the gallery, painting "Breze v soncu" (Birch Trees in the Sun) by Rihard Jakopic.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
National Gallery director Barbara Jaki (left) and Vladimir Urbanc, a Slovenian living in Canada, presenting Urbanc's donation to the gallery, painting "Breze v soncu" (Birch Trees in the Sun) by Rihard Jakopic.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
National Gallery director Barbara Jaki (left) and Vladimir Urbanc, a Slovenian living in Canada, presenting Urbanc's donation to the gallery, painting "Breze v soncu" (Birch Trees in the Sun) by Rihard Jakopic.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Rihard Jakopic's painting "Breze v soncu" (Birch Trees in the Sun), which Vladimir Urbanc donated to the National Gallery.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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