La Musicienne
1929 · Oil on canvas · 116 × 73 cm
Adam and Eve
1932 · Oil on panel · 116 × 73 cm
Portrait of Madame Boucard
1931 · Oil on canvas · 138 × 81 cm
Young Lady with Gloves
1930 · Oil on canvas · 61 × 46 cm
Autoportrait (Tamara in the Green Bugatti)
1929 · Oil on wood panel · 35 × 27 cm
Tamara de Lempicka (1898–1980) was a Polish painter who became the defining artist of the Art Deco era. She was famous for her highly stylized, glamorous portraits of the aristocracy and haute bourgeoisie, painted with bold colors and sharp geometric forms. She was also one of the few openly bisexual artists of her time.
Her most celebrated works include Autoportrait (Tamara in the Green Bugatti) (1929), Young Lady with Gloves (1930), Portrait of Madame Boucard (1931), Adam and Eve (1932), and La Musicienne (1929). Autoportrait, painted for the cover of a German fashion magazine, became an icon of female empowerment and Art Deco style.
Lempicka painted in the Art Deco style, blending elements of Neoclassicism and Cubism into a unique, highly polished aesthetic. Her work features crisp lines, metallic colors, dramatic lighting, and voluminous, sculptural figures. She described her approach as painting with "clean colors" and creating "an elegant world" in her art.
Tamara de Lempicka died on March 18, 1980, at the age of 81, in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Per her wishes, her ashes were scattered over the crater of the Popocatépetl volcano. After decades of relative obscurity, her work has experienced a major revival since the 1970s.
Lempicka is celebrated as a feminist icon for her unapologetic independence, her open bisexuality in an era of strict social norms, and her self-portraits depicting women as powerful and in control. Her famous Autoportrait (Tamara in the Green Bugatti) presented her as a modern, liberated woman — glamorous, self-assured, and behind the wheel of her own car.
This page features public domain works by Tamara de Lempicka and is not managed by the artist.
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