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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(Biography provided by M.S. Rau)
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
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
$6,000
H 13 in W 18.12 in
"Water horses", Irene Lagut, Picasso's lover, Woman Artist, Painting 1940
Located in New York, NY
Irène Lagut (1893-1994) Water horses, 1940s Oil on canvas Artwork: 13 x 18 1/8 in. l 33 x 46 cm Framed: 15 1/3 x 20 1/2 in. l 39 x 52 cm Signed lower right Irène Lagut (1893–1994) w...
Canvas, Oil
$1,763
H 25.6 in W 21.26 in
Nude Portrait of a Lady - 1930's French Post-Impressionist Oil Canvas Painting
By Bertrand PY
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large 1930's French post-impressionist oil on canvas nude portrait of a lady in the artist's studio, by Bertrand Py. Excellent quality and very good condition portrait ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,495
H 23 in W 29 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Still Life Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist still life oil painting . Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 23 by 29 inches overall, and 18 by 24 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to han...
Oil
$687
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
"Elisabeht" Original contemporary portrait. Vertical. oil on hardboard
Located in Oslo, NO
In my artwork, I've poured my soul into capturing the complex tapestry of human emotion. With each stroke of oil paint, I've interwoven a sense of resilience amidst adversity, the su...
Oil, Acrylic, Board
$1,010
H 27.17 in W 23.63 in
Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Still Life Oil Painting - Blossoms & Fruit
Located in Bristol, GB
BLOSSOMS & FRUIT Size: 69 x 60 cm (including frame) Oil on board A soothing and very pleasant mid-century modernist style still life that presents a luminous arrangement of flow...
Oil, Board
$2,578
H 23.23 in W 19.3 in
Lady in a Castle Interior, Oil on Canvas, French Post-Impressionist, Framed
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions : Good overall Conditions. Provenance: Bonhams sale, MA. US Oil on canvas framed, signed René Lelong on the lower right part. Complementary shipping worlwide by DHL, FEDEX...
Oil
$795
H 31 in W 24 in D 2 in
American School Signed Framed Impressionist Pepper Still Life Modern Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American still life oil painting. Oil on board. Signed in monogram lower right. Framed. Measuring: 31 by 24 inches overall, and 24 by 19 painting alone.Excellent condition, r...
Oil, Canvas
$75,000
H 28 in W 38.5 in
Stoic and Soulfully Strong Women - All Women Composition Euphorbia -
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Miami, FL
One of Cornwell's hallmarks is that he paints stoically soulful faces that express the subject's trials and hardships. In this only-woman composition, he depicts a scene of two women who are strong, unafraid, and self-confident and can weather the storm despite the challenges. In this regard, it is similar to "A Strange Sound Drifted Down to Kit from the Top of the Range—A Man’s Voice, Singing" by Cornwell, which sold at Christie's USD $163,800 on 18 Apr 2024. Caption: "Are you making little things?" questioned Lucy. 'No ,' said Marge. 'If this one happens to live, there will be many long years ahead of us for that." Morris Weiss collection...
Oil
$7,500
H 26 in W 22 in
"Floral Still Life with Two Apples" Hayley Lever, Modernist Still Life Painting
By Hayley Lever
Located in New York, NY
Hayley Lever Floral Still Life with Two Apples Signed lower right Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches Hayley Lever’s versatility has worked against his posthumous reputation. He was never...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000
H 15.74 in W 11.81 in
“Daffodils” oil painting, impressionist, still life of yellow flowers in glass
By Amy Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Amy Florence (b. 1989, London) of yellow dandelions in a glass vase. The wildflowers glow against a blue backdrop. Painted from direct observation, each flower is ...
Oil, Panel
$2,800
H 23.5 in W 19.75 in
"Vernors & Oreos" Treats for Stevie Wonder, Still-Life, Oil, Colorful
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY “Vernors and Oreos” is a clever colorful piece by Richard Wilson that is full of significant meaning for native Detroiters. The beverage and cookies are specific treats for many people in Detroit and Michigan, but for Stevie Wonder in particular who is also a native Detroiter. The soda is produced and has been manufactured in the city of Detroit since 1862 by the Vernors Co. The story goes that prior to his concerts, Stevie Wonder, always requested that Vernors' Ginger Ale and Oreos be provided in his dressing room. Wilson has a great admiration for Stevie Wonder and as a gift to the city of Detroit he painted a mural of Stevie Wonder on an outside wall of the Music Hall. The “Ginger Ale and Oreos” painting...
Canvas, Oil
$5,000
H 34 in W 25.5 in
"Sunflowers, " Frank London, Modernist Yellow Floral Still Life with Window
Located in New York, NY
Frank Marsdon London (1876 - 1945) Sunflowers Oil on canvas 31 x 22 inches Signed lower right Exhibited: Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art. Frank Marsden London was born in the small Southern town of Pittsboro in central North Carolina in 1876. When he reached adulthood, London attended the University of North Carolina...
Canvas, Oil
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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 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
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