Chez Tortoni
| Chez Tortoni | |
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| Artist | Édouard Manet |
| Year | c. 1875 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 26 cm × 34 cm (10 in × 13 in) |
| Location | Whereabouts unknown since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990 |
Chez Tortoni is a painting by the French artist
Boston, Massachusetts, United States prior to its theft in 1990 and it has not yet been recovered.[2] A $10 million reward is offered for the return of Chez Tortoni and the other stolen items.[1]
Description
The painting depicts an unidentified gentleman sitting at a table in the Café Tortoni de Paris while drawing on a sketchpad.[3] A half-empty glass of beer stands on the table.[4]
In popular culture
The painting was featured in a background scene in
season 3, episode 1 ("The Birthday") of The Vampire Diaries. It also appeared in season 3, episodes 3 and 5 of the French Netflix series Lupin
.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Manet, Chez Tortoni, 1878–1880". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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- ISBN 978-1-4027-2829-7.
- ISBN 978-0-300-06334-9.
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