Tamara de Lempicka, described as the first woman artist to be a glamour star, is known for her Art Deco-styled portraits of sexy, bedroom-eyed women in stylish dress and haunting poses. Her clear,... Read full biography
Tamara de Lempicka, described as the first woman artist to be a glamour star, is known for her Art Deco-styled portraits of sexy, bedroom-eyed women in stylish dress and haunting poses. Her clear, strong style, sometimes called Soft Cubism, earned her a place at the top of the Art-Deco movement.... Read full biography
Tamara de Lempicka, described as the first woman artist to be a glamour star, is known for her Art Deco-styled portraits of sexy, bedroom-eyed women in stylish dress and haunting poses. Her clear, strong style, sometimes called Soft Cubism, earned her a place at the top of the Art-Deco movement. Her life is a dramatic story itself. Married twice to wealthy men, she moved from her native Poland to Russia, and then to Paris. In 1918, she studied painting at the Academe de la Grand Chaumiere, and... Read full biography
Tamara de Lempicka, described as the first woman artist to be a glamour star, is known for her Art Deco-styled portraits of sexy, bedroom-eyed women in stylish dress and haunting poses. Her clear, strong style, sometimes called Soft Cubism, earned her a place at the top of the Art-Deco movement. Her life is a dramatic story itself. Married twice to wealthy men, she moved from her native Poland to Russia, and then to Paris. In 1918, she studied painting at the Academe de la Grand Chaumiere, and was privately tutored by Maurice Denis. In 1925, she exhibited her works at the first Art Deco show in Paris. She had been born into a wealthy and prominent family; her father was Boris Gurwik-Górski, a Polish lawyer; and her mother, the former... Read full biography
Tamara de Lempicka, described as the first woman artist to be a glamour star, is known for her Art Deco-styled portraits of sexy, bedroom-eyed women in stylish dress and haunting poses. Her clear, strong style, sometimes called Soft Cubism, earned her a place at the top of the Art-Deco movement. Her life is a dramatic story itself. Married twice to wealthy men, she moved from her native Poland to Russia, and then to Paris. In 1918, she studied painting at the Academe de la Grand Chaumiere, and was privately tutored by Maurice Denis. In 1925, she exhibited her works at the first Art Deco show in Paris. She had been born into a wealthy and prominent family; her father was Boris Gurwik-Górski, a Polish lawyer; and her mother, the former Malvina Decler, a Polish socialite. Maria was the middle child with two siblings. She attended boarding schoo... Read full biography
Tamara De Lempicka - Artist Info
About Tamara De Lempicka: Books
Books & Publications (4)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Last Nude
2012
Avery, Ellis
0 pages
Tamara de Lempicka The Queen of the Modern
2011
Mori, Gioia
360 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
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