''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
Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic (17 December 1839 – 27 October 1889) was a French artist, archaeologist and patron of the arts. He was styled as ''Vicomte Lepic'' until his father's death in 1875, when he succeeded to the title of ''Comte Lepic''. ...
with his young daughters. Degas also depicted Ludovic Lepic in the painting ''
Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde () is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.
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''.
On February 10, 2008, the painting was
stolen
Stolen may refer to:
* ''Stolen'' (2009 Australian film), a 2009 Australian film
* ''Stolen'' (2009 American film), a 2009 American film
* ''Stolen: The Baby Kahu Story'' (2010 film), a film based on the real life kidnapping of baby Kahu Durie ...
from
Foundation E.G. Bührle in
Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich ...
,
Switzerland. It was recovered in April 2012 with slight damage.
See also
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1871 in art
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2008 in art
The year 2008 in art involves various significant events.
Events
*A Fernand Léger painting ''Woman and Child'' (1921), which was at first on loan for an exhibit from the Davis Museum at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts to the Okl ...
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2012 in art
The year 2012 in art involves some significant events.
Events
* January – Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum extension in Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, is opened
* February – Extension to Städel art gallery ...
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List of stolen paintings
Many valuable paintings have been stolen. The paintings listed are from masters of Western art which are valued in millions of U.S. dollars.
Unrecovered
Rumored to be destroyed or lost
Plundered by the Nazis
Recovered
See also
*Art ...
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Les Choristes
''Les Choristes'' ("The Chorus" or "The Chorus Singers") is an 1877 pastel on monotype by French artist Edgar Degas. Part of a series of similar works depicting daily public entertainment at the time, it shows a group of singers performing a sc ...
'', another Degas work stolen and then recovered
References
External links
Foundation E.G. Bührle: ''Ludovic Lepic and His Daughters''
1870 paintings
Portraits by Edgar Degas
Paintings of children
Stolen works of art
Recovered works of art
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