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Jun 2, 2023 · Nicknamed “The Baroness with a Brush,” Tamara de Lempicka became known for her self-portraits and paintings women rendered in her chic, Art Deco style. She had a lot of ups and downs in her life, but her legacy lives on.
- May 16, 1898 (Warsaw, Poland)
- Tamara Rosalia Gurwik-Górska
- March 18, 1980 (Cuernavaca, Mexico)
- Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti)
Jan 29, 2020 · ‘Her striking use of light and shadow; the way her backgrounds complement the gorgeous fabric worn by her subjects; the attention she gave to lips, hands and hair. In this way, her paintings almost have the feel of fashion photography from that time.’
Jan 16, 2020 · Some artworks leave viewers wondering: “How does an artist create this during their generation?” Tamara De Lempicka (1898–1980) was one of those artists. Lempicka in the 1930s. Lempicka in the...
Jul 18, 2015 · Here are 10 things to know about Tamara De Lempicka, along with photos of her paintings and images of her: 1. In 1929, Lempicka painted her iconic work, Auto-Portrait (Tamara in the Green Bugatti), for the cover of the German fashion magazine Die Dame.
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To mark the anniversary of the controversial artist's birthday, learn what type of art she created, what inspired her paintings, the trivia behind her famous self-portrait, and more with nine must-know facts about the Art Deco icon.
She likely exhibited the painting Portrait of a Young Lady in Blue Dress (1922) at the Salon d’Automne that year. The work depicts de Lempicka’s close friend and purported lover, Ira Perrot, bobbed hair disheveled, wearing the titular blue gown, and seated cross-legged against a pile of cushions.
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Somewhat forgotten, her work ignored, she continued to paint, storing her canvases, new and old, in an attic and a warehouse. In 1966, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs mounted a commemorative exhibition in Paris called „Les Annees ‚25“.
