''Chez Tortoni'' is a painting by the French artist
Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet (, ; ; 23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.
Bo ...
, painted ca. 1875. The oil-on-canvas painting measures .
The painting hung in the
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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of
Boston
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,
Massachusetts
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,
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, prior to being
stolen in 1990.
Description
The painting depicts an unidentified gentleman sitting at a table in the while drawing on a sketchpad. A half-empty glass of beer stands on the table.
Provenance
The painting hung in the
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. It was found ...
of
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
,
Massachusetts
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,
United States
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, prior to being
stolen
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on March 18, 1990. The painting has not yet resurfaced.
A $10 million reward is offered for the return of the stolen items.
In popular culture
The painting was featured in a background scene in
Season 3, Episode 1 ("The Birthday") of ''
The Vampire Diaries
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''.
See also
*
List of paintings by Édouard Manet
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List of stolen paintings
Many valuable paintings have been stolen. The paintings listed are from masters of Western art which are valued in millions of U.S. dollars.
Unrecovered
Rumored to be destroyed or lost
Plundered by the Nazis
Recovered
See also
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References
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Paintings by Édouard Manet
Stolen works of art
Food and drink paintings
Lost paintings