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| TAMARA DE LEMPICKA (1898-1980) A fabulous and wealthy socialite, Lempicka’s hectic life in Poland, then Paris then America saw her socialise with the elite classes, who were profoundly affected by the turbulent economy of the war periods – not that you’d see this from Lempicka’s elegant and chic portraits and still-life paintings. The gloss and glamour that ooze from her paintings owe a little to the influence of Leger and have become synonymous with the Art Deco movement. Tamara de Lempicka is well known for her erotic nudes and calla lily paintings; she died quite a lonely old woman in Mexico, never to see the huge surge in popularity her work experienced in the 1990s. |
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