Count Lepic and His Daughters

Ludovic Lepic and His Daughters
Artist Edgar Degas
Year c. 1871
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 65 cm × 81 cm (26 in × 32 in)
Location Foundation E.G. Bührle

Ludovic Lepic and His Daughters (French: Ludovic Lepic et ses filles) is a painting by Edgar Degas that was completed around 1871. The painting depicts Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic with his young daughters.

On February 10, 2008, the painting was stolen from Foundation E.G. Bührle in Zürich, Switzerland.[1] It was recovered in April 2012 with slight damage.[2]

Degas also painted Ludovic Lepic in the painting Place de la Concorde.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Reward for $180m Zurich art heist bandits". Herald Sun. February 13, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Stolen Degas recovered damaged". SWI swissinfo.ch.
  3. ↑ Samuel, Henry (February 11, 2008). "Paintings worth £85 million stolen in Zurich". The Daily Telegraph. London.


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