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, Zürich

Ludovic Lepic and His Daughters (French: Ludovic Lepic et ses filles) is an oil painting on canvas completed ca. 1871 by the French artist Edgar Degas. The painting depicts Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic with his young daughters, Eylau and Jeanine. Degas also depicted Ludovic Lepic in the painting Place de la Concorde.^[1]

On February 10, 2008, the painting was stolen from Foundation E.G. Bührle in Zürich, Switzerland.^[2] It was recovered in April 2012 with slight damage.^[3][4]

See also

• List of stolen paintings
• Les Choristes, another Degas work stolen and then recovered

References

1. Samuel, Henry (February 11, 2008). "Paintings worth £85 million stolen in Zurich". The Daily Telegraph. London.
2. "Reward for $180m Zurich art heist bandits". Herald Sun. February 13, 2008. Archived from the original on February 17, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2008.
3. "Stolen Degas recovered damaged". SWI swissinfo.ch. 27 April 2012.
4. "Stolen Edgar Degas Painting Found In Suitcase On Bus 9 Years Later". International Business Times. 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2019-08-30.

External links

• Foundation E.G. Bührle: Ludovic Lepic and His Daughters