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.

Tamara de Lempicka News

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Art Bites: How Tamara de Lempicka’s Ashes Ended Up in a Volcano

by Richard Whiddington
Art Bites: How Tamara de Lempicka’s Ashes Ended Up in a Volcano
Pop Culture

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

by Adam Schrader
Eden Espinosa, Star of 'Lempicka,' on Bringing the Art Deco Darling to Broadway
Art World

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

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

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La bella Rafaela

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La bella Rafaela

Sale Date: September 21, 2000

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Portrait of Du Pierre de Moutaut, 1928–1929

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Portrait of Du Pierre de Moutaut, 1928–1929

Sale Date: June 28, 2000

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La rose, 1930–1930

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La rose, 1930–1930

Sale Date: June 7, 2000

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Portrait of Baroness Louisanne Kuffner..., 1940–1940

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Portrait of Baroness Louisanne Kuffner..., 1940–1940

Sale Date: June 7, 2000

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Nu assis au profile, 1923–1923

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Nu assis au profile, 1923–1923

Sale Date: May 12, 2000

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Portrait de Madame Zanetos, 1924–1924

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Portrait de Madame Zanetos, 1924–1924

Sale Date: May 10, 2000

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Composition en bleu no.1

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Composition en bleu no.1

Sale Date: December 12, 1999

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Portrait de jeune fille, 1945–1945

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Portrait de jeune fille, 1945–1945

Sale Date: December 7, 1999

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Tête de femme, 1928–1928

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Tête de femme, 1928–1928

Sale Date: November 27, 1999

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Autoportrait, 1941–1941

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Autoportrait, 1941–1941

Sale Date: November 27, 1999

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Portrait du baron Raoul Kuffner, 1929–1929

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Portrait du baron Raoul Kuffner, 1929–1929

Sale Date: November 27, 1999

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Still life with pink fabric and lily, 1940–1940

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Still life with pink fabric and lily, 1940–1940

Sale Date: November 11, 1999

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Portrait de Madame G., 1930–1930

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Portrait de Madame G., 1930–1930

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Nu sur une terrasse, 1925–1925

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Nu sur une terrasse, 1925–1925

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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La clé, 1946–1946

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La clé, 1946–1946

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Portrait d'un joueur de polo, 1922–1922

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Portrait d'un joueur de polo, 1922–1922

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Visage de cinéma, 1944–1944

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Visage de cinéma, 1944–1944

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Étude de mains, 1945–1945

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Étude de mains, 1945–1945

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Portrait de la belle M., 1948–1948

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Portrait de la belle M., 1948–1948

Sale Date: June 23, 1999

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L'heure bleue II, 1957–1957

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L'heure bleue II, 1957–1957

Sale Date: May 14, 1999

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Le turban orange, 1975–1975

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Le turban orange, 1975–1975

Sale Date: April 22, 1999

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Composition abstraite

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Composition abstraite

Sale Date: April 9, 1999

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Jeune fille au turban orange, 1956–1956

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Jeune fille au turban orange, 1956–1956

Sale Date: March 31, 1999

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Kizette au châle polonais, 1929–1929

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Kizette au châle polonais, 1929–1929

Sale Date: December 3, 1998

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