A lewd painting that hung over Jeffrey Epstein’s desk inside his New York City townhouse of horrors appeared to be briefly listed for sale on eBay — for a staggering sum.
The 4-by-4-foot piece — a reproduction of Kees Van Dongen’s “Femme Fatale” — was listed as “Jeffrey Epstein’s Desk Art” on the e-commerce site sometime in the last two weeks, priced at $25,000 or best offer.
The circa 1905 artwork features a blue-skinned, resigned-looking woman baring one breast to the viewer.
The eBay listing photo matched the painting and frame that hung above Epstein’s desk inside his gaudy Upper East Side townhouse before his 2019 sex trafficking arrest and subsequent suicide.
“You already know why you’re here,” the eBay listing read. “This is the giclee reproduction of Kees Van Dongen’s Femme Fatale that hung above Jeffrey Epstein’s desk at his Manhattan mansion. Not a rumor. Federal investigators photographed it. The NY Post wrote about it. Artnet covered it. Google it right now.”
“The original van Dongen sold at Christie’s for $5.9 million in 2004. This is not that. Epstein hung a fake and called it a day,” it added. “Very on brand.”
No authentication was provided to verify the painting was the very same that hung in Epstein’s office — but the listing insisted it was the real deal, explaining it was acquired from a New Jersey auction, which flipped a number of the dead pedo’s belongings last year.
“The Epstein estate sold it quietly through New Jersey auction house Millea Bros with zero mention of where it came from,” the listing read. “Someone figured it out anyway. That someone is now selling it on eBay.”
That auction netted at least $100,000 in sales from the likes of Epstein’s desk, a bookshelf that stored lotion in the vile massage room where he assaulted countless girls, and skin-crawling artwork like the bronze statue of a naked woman he dressed in a wedding dress and hung from a rope above his staircase.
If the Epstein painting was authentic, the lister was looking to turn a massive profit off its infamous origins — as the pedophile’s painting sold at the Jersey auction for just $275.
The seller appeared to have been hoping for an even larger profit — with the original listing title asking $50,000 or best offer, compared to the current “Buy it Now” price of $25,000.
One detail intended to bolster the painting’s veracity was included, however.
“The frame is an Eli Wilner. Same framers used by The White House. You’re welcome,” the seller wrote. “Make it yours. Hang it above YOUR desk. Bold choice.”
The seller — based in New York City — did not accept returns and was open to various delivery methods.
But alas, their fortune was not to be. The listing was removed soon after The Post reached out to eBay for comment.
“Upon review, the listing was found to be in violation of eBay’s policies and has been removed,” an eBay spokesperson said.
It remains unclear exactly which policy was violated, but eBay’s terms of service bar people from selling “offensive materials,” including the likes of Nazi, Confederate and racist items, which “promote or glorify hatred, violence, or discrimination” are generally cited in its policy explanation.
High-ticket art items are required to include a certificate of authenticity, according to eBay’s policies.
The painting’s seller did not respond to a request for comment from The Post.
