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0:00:21 > 0:00:25- Barry Docks. A century ago, when - the South Wales coal industry...
0:00:25 > 0:00:29- ..was at its height, - more coal was exported from here...
0:00:29 > 0:00:31- ..than any other port in the world.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- It symbolised the confidence - and pioneering spirit...
0:00:35 > 0:00:37- ..of the modern industrial age.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- The city of Paris - was a centre of another kind.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53- Barry Docks exported coal...
0:00:54 > 0:00:56- ..but Paris imported artists.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59- Artists from all over - Europe flocked here.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03- If you were young - and ambitious - to make a mark on the art world...
0:01:04 > 0:01:09- ..Paris, the birthplace of - modern art, was the place to be.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23- Here, in the 1860s, artists like - Manet, Cezanne, Monet and Renoir...
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- ..came together, and transformed - the art of their time.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32- Almost fifty years later, - two sisters from Wales came here.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- And with money inherited - from south Wales's industry...
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- ..they began collecting - the revolutionary art...
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- ..of the Impressionists.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- The Davies Sisters: - Collecting for Wales
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- The National Museum, Cardiff...
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- ..is the home of the Davies - sisters collection today.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- And what a collection! - It's amongst the best in the world.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- Sculpture by Rodin and Degas...
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- ..and paintings by Manet, Monet, - Renoir, Cezanne and Van Gogh.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13- But why did two shy, - religious, unmarried sisters...
0:02:13 > 0:02:18- ..create one of the most progressive - art collections of their day?
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- In the Davies galleries - at the National Museum...
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- ..we see works by the giants - of 19th century art.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- It would be impossible to create - a similar collection today.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- Gwendoline and Margaret Davies...
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- ..were amongst the wealthiest - young women in Britain...
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- ..heirs to the fortune - of their grandfather...
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- ..industrialist David Davies.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- David Davies grew up - in Llandinam, Montgomeryshire.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- He came from an ordinary background, - a farmer's son...
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- ..and the eldest of nine children.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- He began his career as a woodcutter - and rose to be a civil engineer.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29- He built railways and bridges, - including this one, in mid Wales.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34- He showed a talent that was - a foretaste of what was to come.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- David Davies lived - in mid Wales all his life.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- After making his fortune - in the coal industry...
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- ..he built this house - - Broneirion in Llandinam.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- He successfully ran - the Ocean Collieries mines...
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- ..he built railways - in south Wales's valleys...
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- ..and played a leading role - in the development of Barry Docks.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- Despite his wealth, David Davies - remained true to his background.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- He was a fervent chapel-goer, - a teetotaller and a philanthropist.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- He gave generous donations - to a number of charities...
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- ..and national institutions...
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- ..such as the University - College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- His granddaughters inherited - these humanitarian traits.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- Margaret and Gwendoline Davies - were born in Plas Dinam...
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- ..in 1882 and 1884.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- They had a privileged upbringing...
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- ..but in one way, - were rather unfortunate.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- When Gwendoline was six and Margaret - four, their mother died.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- Ten years later, - their father died too.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- By then, he had married - their mother's sister.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- Henceforth, she, and the family's - governess, Jane Blaker...
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- ..cared for the sisters.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- Jane Blaker played a vital role - in the girls' education too...
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- ..greatly emphasizing the arts.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- Her brother, Hugh Blaker, - was an artist and curator.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- He had an important role, helping - the sisters with their collection.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- In the past, it was believed that - he was responsible for everything.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- But new information has shown - that this was not totally true.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- While researching for a new - exhibition about the sisters...
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- ..the National Museum were able to - study letters and travel journals...
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- ..in the Davies family archives.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- They shed new light - on two very private sisters.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- It was a very exciting experience - to be given the opportunity...
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- ..to look through the original - archives, and to realise...
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- ..just how much material - there was that had been preserved...
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- ..about the early lives - of the Davies sisters.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- There was a real sense of opening - the journals and discovering...
0:05:56 > 0:05:57- ..completely new things.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- We discovered art history - notes and comments...
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- ..that we had no idea that they - had made about significant artists.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- So it was really exciting - from that point of view...
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- ..and I think that we have genuinely - painted quite a new picture...
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- ..of the sisters.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- At the age of 24, Margaret followed - an Art History course in Dresden.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- In her notes on Rodin, - she wrote that 'The Kiss'...
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- ..was his most beautiful work.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- Four years later, - her sister, Gwendoline...
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- ..had bought a bronze - cast of the work.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- It's one of the most sensuous works - of art of the 19th century...
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- ..and a very unexpected choice - for a young, unmarried woman...
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- ..from a religious background.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44- Gwendoline and Margaret...
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- ..kept everything - diaries, - postcards from their travels.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Seeing these original papers in the - archives is an amazing experience.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- It helps us get to know - the girls as real people.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- They were enthusiastic travellers - and very fond of Italy...
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- ..and often visited - several countries in a year.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15- They travelled on trains and also - in the family car, a grand Daimler.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- It once took them from Llandinam on - a tour of Germany and Switzerland.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- After seeing some of Europe's - most famous artworks...
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- ..they went further too - - to Syria and Iraq.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- The adventurous spirit - they showed as travellers...
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- ..was also exhibited - in their art collecting.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- How extensive was - the sisters' knowledge of art?
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- We've been really surprised to find - that actually both sisters...
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- ..were far better educated, - as far as art history's concerned...
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- ..as had previously been realised.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- So we've discovered, for instance...
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- ..Margaret attended - an art history course in Germany...
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- ..that Gwendoline produced - a very extensive table...
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- ..of Italian artists, - very carefully researched.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- We do know that their governess, - Jane Blaker, from an early age...
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- ..took them to the Royal Academy, - for instance, in London...
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- ..and regularly to the Louvre where - they both had favourite paintings...
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- ..by the time they were - in their early twenties.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Paris was quite - a favourite of the sisters.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- As well as the Louvre, it was also - the home of the Impressionists...
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- ..who came to prominence in 1874, - with a new kind of exhibition...
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- ..that caused a stir - in the Paris art world.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- At the time, there was only - one exhibition in Paris...
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- ..where artists could - show their work - the Salon.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- If your work was refused - by the Salon, you had no hope...
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- ..of succeeding as an artist.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- The Salon was a huge exhibition, - sponsored by the government.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- Usually, large, meticulously- - painted works were favoured...
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- ..of traditional subjects, - from history or mythology.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- But the Impressionists - wanted to change this...
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- ..and paint their own age and world.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- At the time, Paris was a new city.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- The boulevards and streets - we associate with Paris today...
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- ..had only been laid down - two decades previously.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- By painting their city, - the Impressionists painted...
0:09:59 > 0:10:00- ..the modern world.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- So the Impressionists decided...
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- ..to hold their own - independent exhibitions.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- And it was here, at No 35, - Boulevard des Capucines...
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- ..in a photographic studio, that the - first exhibition ever was held...
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- ..of Impressionist paintings.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- One painting in the exhibition - was Renoir's 'La Parisienne'.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- It marks the beginning - of this new style of painting.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- Today, it's one of the most famous - paintings in the Davies collection.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- It shows a young actress - in her fashionable clothes...
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- ..encapsulating the spirit - of the modern city.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- Gwendoline paid 5,000 - for it in 1913.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- It sounds cheap today, when Renoir's - works sell for millions of pounds.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- But, in 1900, an ordinary - worker earned 2 a week.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- 5,000 was a considerable sum.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- And there was more - collecting to come.
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0:11:37 > 0:11:42- One of the Impressionists' - main themes was Parisian life.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- The cafes and theatres, and the - city itself, its streets and people.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- But these paintings didn't - appeal to the Davies sisters.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- Maybe they didn't correspond - to their puritanical background...
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- ..and their moderate lifestyle.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- Rather than create idealised scenes, - the Impressionists preferred...
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- ..to show their city as it was, - with its dirt, industry...
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- ..and even the rain.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- Like this painting - by Pissarro of the Pont Neuf.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- This is the only painting that - Margaret and Gwendoline bought...
0:12:30 > 0:12:31- ..of the city centre.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- As is often true with - the Impressionists' work...
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- ..the bridge itself isn't important, - while the general impression is.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- The dull weather and people - hurrying like ants in the sleet.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- Pissarro painted - 14 paintings of the Pont Neuf...
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- ..showing it at different times - of the day and of the year.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- In 1900, the Impressionists' work - wasn't easily available in Britain.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- But, with their wealth, Gwendoline - and Margaret were able to travel.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22- They often came to Paris to follow - the developments of the art market.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- The sisters were especially - fond of frequenting one art gallery.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- The Bernheim-Jeune Gallery - is very important in the history...
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- ..of the Davies sisters collection.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- It was here they began collecting - the Impressionists' work.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- In 1912, Gwendoline bought - a painting by Manet here...
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- ..of Petit Montrouge, as well - as two paintings of Venice by Monet.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10- In the following years, the sisters - bought 28 paintings here.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- They bought ground-breaking works.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- They were amongst the first - collectors in Britain...
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- ..to buy modern French art. - So why did they do so?
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- It was formerly believed that Hugh - Blaker chose the works for them.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- In reality, they often - chose works themselves.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- The paintings appealed to them, - but they also liked a bargain.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37- They saw that they could still buy - the paintings at a reasonable price.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Gwendoline paid 250 - for this in 1912.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- It's one of the first - Impressionist works she bought.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- It's by Manet, who was older - than the other Impressionists...
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- ..and not officially - a member of the group.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- But his work had a great influence - on the younger artists.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- The Impressionsts' work was new...
0:14:59 > 0:15:03- ..in the way they painted - outdoors on location...
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- ..in this case, in the village - of Petit Montrouge near Paris...
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- ..where Manet was a soldier - during the Franco-Prussian War.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- To create the impression - of the desolate, wintry weather...
0:15:15 > 0:15:20- ..Manet used greyish tones and - painted with broad, robust strokes.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- Not an obviously attractive picture, - it was an unexpected choice...
0:15:25 > 0:15:26- ..for Gwendoline...
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- ..and an indication of the other - daring choices that would follow.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- One of the Impressionists' central - themes was the world of nature.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- No-one was more entranced - by nature's colours than Monet.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- He built a pool - in his garden in Giverny...
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- ..and spent the last 25 years of - his life studying the reflections...
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- ..and light on the water surface, - and of course, the water lilies.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- We should remember that Gwendoline - and Margaret often bought art...
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- ..that was very contemporary.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- For example, Gwendoline - bought these paintings by Monet...
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- ..of water lilies only about six or - seven years after he painted them.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- And she didn't buy one, but three. - There was a good reason for that.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- In his early works, Monet wanted - to capture one moment's impression.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- As he grew older, he wanted - to show the passage of time...
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- ..the changing colours, light - and shadow, as one second blended...
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- ..into the next. So, he began to - paint several series of paintings...
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- ..showing the same subject - but at different times of the day.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- While painting the water lilies...
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- ..Monet's sight deteriorated - because of cataracts on his eyes.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- His gallery, the Bernheim-Jeune - in Paris, sent a letter...
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- ..to Hugh Blaker, encouraging the - sisters to buy these paintings...
0:17:13 > 0:17:14- ..while there was still a chance.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- Without hesitation, - Gwendoline bought three.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- She paid 3,370 for them in 1913.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- Recently, a similar painting - of water lilies was sold...
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- ..for 18,500,000.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- Gwendoline even came here - during the First World War.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- At the time, she was a volunteer - at a military canteen...
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- ..in Troyes, northern France.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- But, in February, 1918, she caught - the train to Paris on her own.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- While German bombs - were raining on the city...
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- ..she came here and bought - two paintings by Cezanne.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- This landscape was one of the most - daring and unique works...
0:18:22 > 0:18:23- ..that Gwendoline bought.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- At the time, Cezanne was - considered to be ultra modern.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- In Britain, almost - no-one else bought his work.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Cezanne wanted to depict nature - as permanent and unchanging.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- He painted natural elements, - trees and rocks...
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- ..as solid, geometric forms.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- For him, the basic structure of - the landscape was more important...
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- ..than the changes - that were seen from hour to hour.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- Paintings of nature like these - appealed greatly to the sisters.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- It's surprising, considering - the origins of their wealth...
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- ..that there aren't more paintings - of industry in the collection.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- But here is one - an industrial - scene of the port of Rouen.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- The smoky steamers carry their cargo - into the port, as the sun sets.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- Margaret bought this, in 1920...
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- ..perhaps as a souvenir, - because she spent time in Rouen...
0:19:22 > 0:19:23- ..during the First World War.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- There's another, rather unexpected - link, with the Davies family too.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- Some believe that cargoes from David - Davies's coal mines were carried...
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- ..in these steamers.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- In the collection, there is only - one painting by Vincent Van Gogh...
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- ..'Rain in Auvers'.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- It's a very important painting in - the artist's short, productive life.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- It was one of the last he painted...
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- ..when he lived in the village - of Auvers, northern France.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- After a period of mental illness, - Van Gogh walked into a cornfield...
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- ..very similar to this one - and shot himeslf.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- He died at the age of 37.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- It's also a significant work in - the Davies sisters collection too...
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- ..since it marks the end of a - period of enthusiastic collecting.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- During this period, the sisters - had harrowing experiences...
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- ..that changed their priorities.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53- In 1916, in the First World War, - Gwendoline went to France...
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- ..to run a military canteen.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- This was very unusual - for a woman at the time.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- But, all her life, Gwendoline - wanted to use her wealth...
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- ..to help others.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- With school friends, she opened - the 'Cantine des Dames Anglaises'...
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- ..offering food and solace to the - young men on their way to the Front.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Margaret joined her - the following year.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- The War had a huge - effect on the sisters.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- After seeing the suffering - in France with their own eyes...
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- ..they decided that collecting - wasn't appropriate any more.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Instead, they concentrated - on charities...
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- ..and also on activities - here in Gregynog.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54- Gregynog is the mansion bought - by Gwendoline and Margaret in 1920.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- In the years that followed, - it became a centre for the arts...
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- ..where prominent figures - of the day came together...
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- ..and a home for the sisters - and their remarkable art collection.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- Music was also an inspiration - for Gwendoline and Margaret...
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- ..all their lives, - almost as much as art.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- In Gregynog, they established - an annual music festival...
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- ..and attracted some of - the leading composers of the day...
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- ..including Holst - and Elgar, to mid Wales.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- It's strange to think that - this room, the Music Room...
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- ..was at one time full of paintings - by Monet, Turner and Cezanne.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- Renoir's 'La Parisienne'...
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- ..one of the collection's - most famous paintings...
0:22:47 > 0:22:48- ..could be seen by the door.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- Many visitors came to Gregynog.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Nevertheless, the two sisters - were very private people.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- According to some, - the atmosphere in Gregynog...
0:23:14 > 0:23:15- ..was exceedingly respectable.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- Joyce Grenfell said, "Staying - at Gregynog was a mixed blessing.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- "The music was unalloyed pleasure.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- "But the atmosphere in the house - was cool, correct and daunting."
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- This was one - of the sisters' bedrooms.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- When they furnished the house, - they continued to support artists...
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- ..by commissioning furniture - from local craftsmen.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- They wanted to create - an atmosphere of beauty...
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- ..but in a simple, useful style, - in Gwendoline's words.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- Maybe one of the best-known facts...
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- ..about Gwendoline and Margaret - Davies, in Wales at least...
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- ..is that they founded - the Gregynog Press.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11- Before the Second World War, the - press printed over 40 fine books...
0:24:11 > 0:24:16- ..printed by hand, with pictures by - artists invited to live in Gregynog.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- This was one of the sisters' most - important and enduring projects.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- The press is still printing - to this day.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- All their lives, - the sisters were very aware...
0:24:35 > 0:24:37- ..of the origins of their wealth.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- They were keen to give - some of it back to Wales.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46- After Gwendoline's death in 1951, - and Margaret in 1963...
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- ..their remarkable art - collection was bequeathed...
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- ..to the National Museum, Cardiff, - where everyone can enjoy it.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Without the shrewd eyes of - Gwendoline and Margaret Davies...
0:25:01 > 0:25:03- ..their vision and generosity...
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- ..our national art collection - would be much poorer.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- Their aim, by leaving - their collection to the nation...
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- ..was to enrich our cultural world.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16- To this day, their collection - continues to inspire people...
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- ..here in Wales, and beyond.
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