Cecily Brown on ’Young Spartans Exercising’ by Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas

Following their discussion at the 2012 Frieze Masters, National Gallery Director Nicholas Penny invited artist Cecily Brown to the Gallery to talk about some of her favourite paintings from the Collection. Here she looks at ’Young Spartans Exercising’ by Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas. Find out why Brown has been coming back to the painting for more than 20 years and still finds it ’completely compelling’. You can learn more about ’Young Spartans Exercising on the National Gallery website: