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Corot painting and Degas sculptures acquired for the nation

Items from Lucian Freud’s estate retained under Acceptance in Lieu scheme.

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ʹapp L’Italienne ou La Femme a la Manche Jaune painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot has been permanently allocated to the . ʹapp three bronze Edgar Degas sculptureshave been temporarily allocated to .

Influential painter

Corot was a leading French painter of the mid-19th century who influenced future generations of painters, particularly the Impressionists.

His portraits were for his own private pleasure, and were never exhibited by the artist during his lifetime. ʹapp dates from the last years of Corot’s life and is a fantastic example of Corot’s later works, where he often painted peasant figures, drawing upon the heroism of mythological paintings.

Degas sculptures

Edgar Degas was one of the greatest artists of the late 19th century, as versatile and inventive with paint and chalks as he was with sculpture. ʹapp three sculptures accepted in lieu from the Freud estate were cast from wax models that Degas prepared for his own private pleasure. Only one sculpture was ever exhibited in Degas� lifetime.

ʹapp three Degas sculptures are:

  • , pictured left.

More details on the sculptures can be foundonthe.

Welcoming the decision Culture Secretary said: “ʹapp Acceptance in Lieu scheme has, over the years, seen a vast array of stunning items enter our national collections, and I am delighted that these magnificent works by Corot and Degas will now be on permanent public display, where they can be enjoyed by all.�

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Published 12 February 2013