Pippa Stevenson-Sit will give a Zoom online presentation on Tuesday 13th August at 2pm, about the major new exhibition, Discovering Degas: Collecting in the Age of William Burrell, which is now open to the public at the Burrell Collection and runs until 30th September. The exhibition brings together around 30 works on loan from leading national and international collections, with Sir William Burrell’s outstanding collection of more than 20 works by the artist. The loaned works include beautiful examples of Degas’ pastels and bronze figures from collections like the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, Tate London and the Courtauld Institute, also in London. As well as bringing together some of the finest examples of Degas’ work, the exhibition will explore the Burrells’ collecting through fascinating letters and other archival material, positioning them in the context of other British collectors at the time. Like the Burrells, many other collectors began to appreciate Degas’ incredible talent for capturing subjects like the ballet, racehorses, and scenes of modern life during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Pippa Stephenson-Sit is Curator of European Art at Glasgow Life Museums and Discovering Degas Exhibition Co-Curator.
