Chez Tortoni Explained

Chez Tortoni
Artist:Édouard Manet
Year:c. 1875
Medium:Oil on canvas
Height Metric:26
Width Metric:34
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Museum:Whereabouts unknown since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990

Chez Tortoni is a painting by the French artist Édouard Manet, painted ca. 1875. The oil-on-canvas painting measures 26x.[1] The painting hung in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of 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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manet, Chez Tortoni, 1878–1880 . Federal Bureau of Investigation . 20 August 2014.
  2. Book: Moynihan, Tom . Perfect.: The Encyclopedia of Perfection . 18 July 2012 . Adams Media . 978-1-4405-4019-6 . 15 .
  3. Book: Houpt, Simon. Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft. registration. 2006. Sterling Pub.. 978-1-4027-2829-7. 171.
  4. Book: McConkey, Kenneth. Impressionism in Britain. 1 January 1995. Yale University Press. 978-0-300-06334-9. 156.