Cecily Brown on 'La Coiffure' 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 Combing the Hair - 'La Coiffure' - by Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas. Find out why Brown feels the painting gives us a glimpse of something which is not quite right in a seemingly benign scene.

You can learn more about 'La Coiffure' on the National Gallery website:
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/hilaire-germain-edgar-degas-combing-the-hair-la-coiffure

Listen to Director Nicholas Penny in conversation with Cecily Brown from the 2012 Frieze Masters: