Count Lepic and His Daughters
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Count Lepic and His Daughters is an 1870 painting by Edgar Degas
. On February 10, 2008, the painting was stolen from Foundation E.G. Bührle
in Zürich
, Switzerland
.
Degas also painted Viscount Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic
in the 1875 painting, Place de la Concorde
.
Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas[p] , born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist...
. On February 10, 2008, the painting was stolen from Foundation E.G. Bührle
Foundation E.G. Bührle
The Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection was established by the Bührle family in Zürich, Switzerland to bring to public viewing Emil Georg Bührle's important collection of European sculptures and paintings...
in Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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Degas also painted Viscount Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic
Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic
Vicomte Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic was a French artist, archaeologist and patron of the arts. He is best remembered today as a friend of Edgar Degas, who included him in some eleven paintings and pastels...
in the 1875 painting, Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde (painting)
Place de la Concorde or Viscount Lepic and his Daughters Crossing the Place de la Concorde or Ludovic Lepic and his Daughters is an 1875 oil by Edgar Degas. It depicts the cigar smoking Vicomte Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic, his daughters, and his dog, and a solitary man on the left in Place de la...
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