Tamara de Lempicka: The Artist, The Woman, The LegendA femme fatale to equal Greta Garbo and Mae West, and a fashion icon in her own lifetime, this exhibition catalog is dedicated to the artist as well as the concept of the modern woman she represented. Born in 1898 in Warsaw, Lempicka fled during the Bolshevik Revolution, arriving in Paris in 1918 where she began painting under André Lhote. Influenced by a trip to Italy, she combined neo-cubism and Renaissance influences, reducing the harmony of her colors to the essential and tightly framing her portraits in order to give the figures energy and stature. In 1933 she married her best client, Baron Raoul Kuffner de Dioszegh, and in 1939 they left for America where Tamara conquered New York and Los Angeles exhibiting in important galleries.Divided into three sections, the book focuses on her distinctive artistic style, and on her fascination with the female form, which she glorified in paintings such as her famous Beautiful Rafaela, Portrait of a Young Girl in a Green Dress, and Portrait of Suzi Solidor. In the third section, author Emmanuel Bréon and the artist's granddaughter unveil the legend of Lempicka, illustrated with rare and sultry archival photographs of the artist. The appendixes include a detailed illustrated chronology and a catalog of works. The book's modern design reflects the Art Deco style and makes Tamara de Lempicka an attractive addition to the library of Lempicka and Art Deco fans. |
Contents
FOREWORD | 1904 |
THE DRAWINGS | 8 |
MICHÈLE LEFRANÇOIS EVERY ONE OF MY PORTRAITS IS A SELFPORTRAIT | 32 |
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Adrienne Gorska ALAIN AND MICHÈLE ALAIN BLONDEL ARCHIVES André Lhote ANDRÉ MALRAUX architecture art deco artist Baron Raoul Kuffner BARONESS KUFFNER BARRY FRIEDMAN LTD BLACK AND WHITE BLONDEL COLLECTION CAMUZZI Boulogne-Billancourt CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU COLLECTION CAMUZZI LEMPICKA COLLECTION MAXIME JOUBERTHON CRAYON ON PAPER cubism Curator DÉPARTEMENTAL DE L'OISE exhibition fashion Franco Maria Ricci Gabriele D'Annunzio gallery Germain Bazin Gorska GRAVOT RUE MÉCHAIN GRAVOT/ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Ingres Italian LAURENT SULLY JAULMES LEMPICKA SEATED mannerist Maurice Denis MICHÈLE BLONDEL COLLECTION MUSÉE DÉPARTEMENTAL MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS MUSÉE NATIONAL D'ART NANA DE HERRERA NATIONAL D'ART MODERNE OCEAN LINER FRANCE OIL ON CANVAS OIL ON WOOD painter PAPER 11 PAPER 9 Paris PENCIL ON PAPER PHOTOGRAPH ON PAPER Raoul Kuffner Renaissance RESERVED RUE MÉCHAIN RIGHTS RESERVED LEMPICKA Robert Mallet-Stevens rue Méchain studio SAINT-ÉTIENNE Salon SEATED NUDE style SULLY JAULMES PORTRAIT Tamara de Lempicka WHITE PHOTOGRAPH WILLY MAYWALD WOOD PANEL York YOUNG LADY