Tamara de Lempicka

(Polish, 1898–1980)

Tamara de Lempicka was a Polish painter known for her distinctive Art Deco style. In her self-portraits and depictions of chic figures, Lempicka simplified volume and space into tubular and crystalline forms. “My goal is never to copy, but to create a new style, clear luminous colors and feel the elegance of the models,” she once explained. Born on May 16, 1898 in Warsaw, Poland (then part of the Russian Empire) to a wealthy family, she spent much of her childhood in Switzerland and Italy where she was influenced by the works of Renaissance and Mannerist masters. Living in St. Petersburg during the 1917 Russian Revolution, she and her husband fled to France to escape the Bolsheviks. During the 1920s, Lempicka became an integral part of the Parisian avant-garde scene and was acquainted with Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, and André Gide. It was here that she is said to have reinvented herself, while studying under both Maurice Denis and André Lhote. Her striking portrait of her curly-haired, blonde daughter, Kizette on the Balcony, notably earned the first-place prize the Exposition Internationale des Beaux-Arts in 1927.In 1939, the artist fled the impending threat of World War II for the United States, settling in Los Angeles and later New York. A renewed interest in her works during the mid-1960s led to an exhibition of Art Deco movement was held in the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris and a major retrospective of Lempicka's art at the Galerie du Luxembourg in 1972. Lempicka died on March 18, 1980 in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Today, her works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes in France, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Eden Espinosa, Star of 'Lempicka,' on Bringing the Art Deco Darling to Broadway

by Adam Schrader
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'Lempicka,' the Broadway Musical About the Art Deco Artist, Will Be Staged at Sotheby's New York for One Night

by Lee Carter
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Modelka, 1925

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Modelka, 1925

Sale Date: March 12, 2019

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La Sagesse IV, 1974

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La Sagesse IV, 1974

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Nature morte au lys et au drapé gris, 1944

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Nature morte au lys et au drapé gris, 1944

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Croquis (Nu allongé III), 1925

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Croquis (Nu allongé III), 1925

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Illustration de mode, 1920

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Illustration de mode, 1920

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Groupe familial, 1940

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Groupe familial, 1940

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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NU ASSIS, 1924

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NU ASSIS, 1924

Sale Date: December 14, 2018

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FEMME ASSISE AU COL ROULÉ (I) & CROQUIS, NU..., 1926

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FEMME ASSISE AU COL ROULÉ (I) & CROQUIS, NU..., 1926

Sale Date: December 14, 2018

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Study for

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Study for "Jeune fille dessinant", 1937

Sale Date: November 30, 2018

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Untitled (Two Figures), 1924

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Untitled (Two Figures), 1924

Sale Date: November 29, 2018

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LYS ET ROSES JAUNES, 1949

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LYS ET ROSES JAUNES, 1949

Sale Date: November 13, 2018

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Etude pour Portrait d’Ira P, 1930

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Etude pour Portrait d’Ira P, 1930

Sale Date: November 12, 2018

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Etude pour Portrait d’Ira P, 1930

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Etude pour Portrait d’Ira P, 1930

Sale Date: November 12, 2018

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Nu assis, 1928

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Nu assis, 1928

Sale Date: November 12, 2018

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Nu assis sur un coussin, 1929

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Nu assis sur un coussin, 1929

Sale Date: November 12, 2018

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Couple au pied d’un escalier, 1925

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Couple au pied d’un escalier, 1925

Sale Date: November 12, 2018

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Etude pour Portrait de Madame Bush, 1929

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Etude pour Portrait de Madame Bush, 1929

Sale Date: November 12, 2018

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La Musicienne, 1929

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La Musicienne, 1929

Sale Date: November 11, 2018

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Femme à la colombe, 1931

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Femme à la colombe, 1931

Sale Date: November 11, 2018

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Vieillard, 1928

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Vieillard, 1928

Sale Date: November 12, 2018

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Mère et enfant, 1922

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Mère et enfant, 1922

Sale Date: November 12, 2018

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La carafe Louis-Philippe, 1923

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La carafe Louis-Philippe, 1923

Sale Date: November 12, 2018

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Nu masculin, 1924

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Nu masculin, 1924

Sale Date: November 12, 2018

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Nature morte aux mandarines, 1925

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Nature morte aux mandarines, 1925

Sale Date: November 12, 2018

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