L'Enfant a la tasse
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Artist | Claude Monet |
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Year | 1868 |
Type | Oil painting |
Dimensions | 46 cm × 33 cm (18 in × 13 in) |
L'Enfant a la tasse or L'Enfant a la tasse, portrait de Jean Monet is an oil painting by Impressionist Claude Monet created in 1868. The painting – which features Monet's son Jean sitting next to a white and blue striped cup – is Monet's third painting to feature his son.[1]
2013 sale
The painting was listed on Amazon.com for sale at USD$1,450,0000 as part of its "fine art" initiative in August 2013.[2][3] Economist Tyler Cowen criticized the initiative saying it "looks like dealers trying to unload unwanted, hard to sell inventory."[4]