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TAMARA DE LEMPICKA Polish 1898-1980 Charcoal

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TAMARA DE LEMPICKA Polish 1898-1980 Charcoal
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Charcoal on paper, framed, featuring a portrait of female nude, signed and attr. Tamara de Lempicka (Polish, 1898-1980) on the lower right corner, accompanied with statement of provenance on verso. 33.5 x 26 cm (13.2 x 10.2 in). Tamara de Lempicka was a Polish painter known for her distinctive Cubism-influenced Art Deco style. In her many portraits of Hollywood stars and European aristocracy, her hallmark was the use of simplified tubular and angled forms as a means to render the figure and space, lending everything in her paintings the same tactile, metal-like quality. “My goal is never to copy,” the trailblazing artist declared, instead promising to “create a new style, clear luminous colors and feel the elegance of the models.” Born on May 16, 1898 in Warsaw, Poland (then part of the Russian Empire) to a wealthy family, she fled to Paris during the 1917 Russian Revolution. PROVENANCE: Private collection (2010). Ulrich Anton Engler (2012). Acquired by Celebrate Estate Lq. Inc (2013). Acquired from above by currento owner (Toronto, ON, 2018).