Edgar Degas, l'Absinthe
'Impressionism & Scotland'
National Gallery Complex, Edinburgh
Until 12 October
Admission charge
Magnificent display of over 100 masterpieces telling the story of the powerful relationship between the French Impressionists and Scotland. The Glasgow draper Arthur Kay bought Degas’s great l’Absinthe (see illustration) as early as 1892, while Scotland boasted its own ‘Glasgow Boys’ and ‘Scottish Colourists’. Knockout works by Van Gogh, Monet (Poplars on the Epte illustrated here), … the lot.
The Vulture, Daily Mail, 1 August 2008
