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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Tamara de Lempicka Artworks

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The mask and feather I, 1943

Tamara de Lempicka

The mask and feather I, 1943

Sale Date: June 12, 2008

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Buste de femme, 1931

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Buste de femme, 1931

Sale Date: June 4, 2008

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Jeune filles au bain, 1925

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Jeune filles au bain, 1925

Sale Date: May 27, 2008

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Etude de nu

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Sale Date: March 28, 2008

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Femme à la mandoline, 1933

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Femme à la mandoline, 1933

Sale Date: April 1, 2008

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Femme au turban rouge, 1956

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Femme au turban rouge, 1956

Sale Date: February 7, 2008

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The youth, 1920

School of Tamara de Lempicka

The youth, 1920

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Madonina, 1970

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Madonina, 1970

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Still life with tangerines, 1942

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Still life with tangerines, 1942

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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A Trompe-l'Oeil painting with a Botticelli, 1946

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A Trompe-l'Oeil painting with a Botticelli, 1946

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Nature morte à la bouteille de lait, 1942

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Nature morte à la bouteille de lait, 1942

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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Cruche et citrons sur une chaise, 1942

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Cruche et citrons sur une chaise, 1942

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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Femme au turban blanc II, 1954

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Femme au turban blanc II, 1954

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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Le turban vert, 1929

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Le turban vert, 1929

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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Etude de figure, 1950

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Etude de figure, 1950

Sale Date: July 3, 2007

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Buste de femme, 1931

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Buste de femme, 1931

Sale Date: June 12, 2007

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Le paysan, 1937

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Le paysan, 1937

Sale Date: June 19, 2007

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Femme nue

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Sale Date: May 10, 2007

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Figure de jeune femme, 1967

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Figure de jeune femme, 1967

Sale Date: May 10, 2007

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Lesendes Mädchen

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Lesendes Mädchen

Sale Date: April 26, 2007

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La polonaise, 1933

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La polonaise, 1933

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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La ceuillette, 1924

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La ceuillette, 1924

Sale Date: April 4, 2007

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Femme et cerf

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Femme et cerf

Sale Date: November 17, 2006

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Jeune filles au bain, 1925

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Jeune filles au bain, 1925

Sale Date: November 17, 2006

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