Described by one of her earliest collectors as the “first pop star of the century,” Tamara de Lempicka created colorful paintings that radiate with Art Deco's signature blend of elegance and modernity.
Born in Poland at the turn of the 20th century, Lempicka was forced to flee to France in 1918 after the beginning of the Russian Revolution. During a visit to Italy in her youth, she became enraptured by the Italian Old Masters. Inspired by this formative experience, Lempicka enrolled in Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris to take up painting.
Lempicka studied under famed avant-garde artists Maurice Denis and André Lhote, who introduced her to Cubism, and she began exhibiting at the Parisian salons as early as 1922. Lempicka became a fixture in Parisian high society, spending much of her time hosting wealthy elites in her atelier on Rue Méchain.
Exceptional floral still-lifes by Lempicka epitomize the artist's talent for capturing sensual beauty, no matter her chosen subject or style. During the early 1960s, works such as Le bouquet de lilas (Bouquet of Lilacs) show how she masterfully used color and texture to create a remarkable sense of depth in her still-life paintings. Ever the adventurer, Lempicka began exploring new painting techniques even at this mature stage of her career. She used her palette knife as one of her main implements, creating new textures and ways of directly applying color in her works.
With a resurgence of appreciation for the Art Deco period, combined with the success of her retrospective at Galerie de Luxembourg in 1971, Lempicka’s work has achieved remarkable acclaim in recent decades. Much of her work resides in museums worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée des Beaux-Arts du Havre, and the National Museum Warsaw, among others.
Alain Blondel, the esteemed French author who compiled the artist’s catalogue raisonné, wrote fondly of Lempicka’s uniqueness: “Tamara de Lempicka will always continue to defy categorization. Her art and her life destiny do not fit into the usual framework for 20th-century artists. The idea that art could be a profession was foreign to Lempicka. Her life and her painting were too closely intertwined for that.”
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1980 Young Woman in Green Art Deco Lthograph Print by Tamara de Lempicka Framed
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This image is a framed print after the painting Young Woman in Green (Young Woman with Gloves), also known by its French title Jeune Fille Vert, by the Polish Art Deco painter Tamara...
Metal
Le Turban Orange by Tamara de Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Le turban orange (The Orange Turban) Oil on canvas Wrapped in a spectacular orange headdress, the alluring woman ...
Oil
Nu allongé avec bracelet by Tamara de Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Nu allongé avec bracelet (Nude lying down with bracelet) Signed “Lempicka”(bottom right) Pencil on paper This exquisite pencil on paper by Tam...
Paper, Pencil
Thinking by Tamara de Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Thinking Signed “Lempicka”(bottom right) Pencil on paper This enchanting pencil on paper by Tamara de Lempicka radiates Art Deco's signature b...
Paper, Pencil
Smiling Nude by Tamara de Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara de Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Smiling Nude Signed “Lempicka”(bottom right) Pencil on paper “Everything that I did was never done like the others were doing... I wanted to d...
Paper, Pencil
Raisins et oranges by Tamara de Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Raisins et oranges Signed "Lempicka" (lower right) Oil on canvas This charming still life by Art Deco icon Tamara de Lempicka epitomizes the a...
Oil
$1,600
H 21.5 in W 28 in
MB 809 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Seated Male Nude Models)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 21.5 x 28 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two seated male nude models was made ...
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
$3,500
H 15 in W 16 in D 2 in
Jimi Hendrix 1969 original vintage art U.S. Tour Moon Maidens
By David Edward Byrd
Located in Southampton, NY
This is the Original signed 1969 drawing of the two nude figures that appear on the Jimi Hendrix Spring 1969 concert poster. It is as much of a collectors item as it is a fine work of art. This was given to Hendrix to approve the art for the final poster. You can see images of the full 1969 poster in this listing. David Byrd referred to these women as "Moon Maidens" The art is Pencil on iridescent tracing paper, Matted with it's original "Electric Purple" matt, as done by David Edward Byrd. The original drawing of this full image was used for the 1969 Spring U.S concert tour and it was also used as the image for Hendrix's press kit in 1969 which was given to concert promotors to advertise the concert. David met with Jimi to approve his original drawing. The art measures 7 x 8", and the matted and framed art measures approx. 15x16". David created ALL of the Art for Bill Graham’s Fillmore East, including their Program covers and Rock posters...
Vellum, Pencil
$2,950
H 21 in W 14 in D 0.5 in
"Horses in the Sun, " Remarkable Woodblock Print by Charles Kassler, Art Deco
By Charles Kassler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare, perhaps unique, woodblock print by Charles Kassler positively radiates Art Deco energy -- both from the sun at the upper left corner, and from the pair of black horses, wh...
"Cotton picker of Aurangabad, India" Oil Painting
By Suchitra Bhosle
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Cotton picker of Aurangabad, India" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts an Indian woman picking cotton. About the Artist: Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects. Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Oil, Board
A musical idyll; and The masked ball (a pair)
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Walpole Champneys (British, 1879 – 1961) A musical idyll; and The masked ball (a pair) The former signed and dated ‘W.CHAMPNEYS /.28.’ Pencil and watercolour and gouache on paper The...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
$2,136
H 12.6 in W 8.47 in
Seated Woman from Behind, Oil on Cardboard, Post-Impressionist, 1920
By Ernest Laurent
Located in PARIS, FR
Ernest LAURENT Gentilly 1859 - Bièvres 1929 Seated woman seen from behind, preparatory sketch Oil on cardboard Circa 1920 32 x 21.5 cm unframed Our oil o...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,600
H 30 in W 14 in
Mark Beard 054 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing of Two Male Nudes on Arches Paper)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing of two male nudes made with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper 30 x 14 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two standing nude m...
Charcoal, Graphite, Paper
$1,600
H 30 in W 18.5 in
MB 807 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Arches Paper of Two Male Nude Models)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing of two male nudes made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 18.5 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two standing male n...
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
$495
H 22 in W 16 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Still Life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Measuring: 16 by 22 inches overall. In excellent original condition. Excellent condition, ready to hang a...
Canvas, Oil
$875
H 24 in W 19 in D 2 in
Vintage Signed American School Modernist Cubist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 inches overall, 20 x 15.75 inches image size. A modernist still life. Cubist elements as well. Signed lower right and presented in an a modernist frame. ...
Canvas, Oil
Young Woman's Profile
By Bernard Lamotte
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful little portrait, Woman in profile, mixed media on paper board. Signed lower left, 6.5" x 7", estate stamp on reverse. Bernard Lamotte (1903–1983) was a French-born Americ...
Mixed Media, Oil
$1,600
H 30 in W 13 in
MB 808 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Male Nudes Models)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 13 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two standing male nudes was made by Mar...
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Spring, Art Deco Poster by Tamara de Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tamara de Lempicka, Polish (1898 - 1980) - Spring, Year: circa 1990, Medium: Poster, Size: 31 x 23 in. (78.74 x 58.42 cm), Frame Size: 40 x 30 inches
Offset
The Blue Scarf, 1930
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in OPOLE, PL
Tamara de Lempicka (1894-1980) - The Blue Scarf, 1930 Giclée from 2023. The edition no. 2 out of 100. Dimensions of work: 70 x 52.5 cm. Publisher: Chelsea Green Editions. High-q...
Giclée
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H 35.5 in W 14.25 in D 1.5 in
Le bouquet de lilas by Tamara de Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Le bouquet de lilas (Lilac Bouquet) Signed "Lempicka" (lower right) Oil on canvas This exceptional floral still life by Art Deco icon Tamara d...
Oil
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H 9.75 in W 10.5 in D 1.25 in
Woman Inside a Frame by Tamara De Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Woman Inside a Frame Signed “T. Lempicka” (bottom right) Pencil on paper This pencil on paper study by Tamara de Le...
Paper, Pencil
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H 12.25 in W 11 in D 1.25 in
Portrait d'homme à lunettes by Tamara De Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Portrait d'homme à lunettes (Portrait of a Man Wearing Glasses) Signed “Lempicka” (bottom right) Pencil on paper Th...
Paper, Pencil
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H 17 in W 13 in D 1 in
Study of Head and Hands by Tamara De Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Study of Head and Hands (Etude de tête et de mains) Signed “T. de Lempicka 1950” (bottom right) Pencil on paper Thi...
Paper, Pencil
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H 25 in W 21.25 in D 2 in
Abstract Painting in Blue and Orange by Tamara De Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Abstract Composition in Blue and Orange Signed “Lempicka” (top left) Oil on canvas “Each of my paintings is a self-portrait.” — Tamara De Lemp...
Canvas, Oil
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H 25 in W 21.25 in D 1.5 in
Abstract Composition in Red and Orange by Tamara De Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Abstract Composition in Red and Orange Signed “1950 Lempicka” (bottom left) Oil on canvas “Each of my paintings is ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19.25 in W 18.5 in D 1.5 in
Stylish Woman with Flower Hat by Tamara De Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Stylish Woman with Flower Hat Elégante au chapeau fleuri Signed “Lempicka / Paris 1937” (bottom right) Watercolor on...
Paper, Watercolor
Flora I by Tamara De Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Flora I Signed “Lempicka 1933” (bottom right) Watercolor on paper “Each of my paintings is a self-portrait.” — Tama...
Paper, Watercolor
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H 40 in W 26 in
TAMARA DE LEMPICKA Les Arums 40" x 26" Poster 1998 Neutral, Black
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poster published by The McGaw Group, LLC.
Lithograph, Offset
The Polish Girl La Polonaise
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in London, GB
TAMARA DE LEMPICKA 1898-1980 Berlin 1898 - 1980 (Polish/American) Title: The Polish Girl La Polonaise, 1933 Technique: Original Hand Signed Etching with Roulette and Aquatin...
Aquatint, Etching