Facts about Tamara de Lempicka
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Born Maria Górska in Warsaw, Tamara de Lempicka fled Russia with her husband after the Bolshevik Revolution, eventually settling in Paris where she studied painting.
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Lempicka's 1927 painting Kizette in Pink became an iconic portrait of her only daughter, capturing the artist's personal life through her signature sleek geometric style.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired Tamara de Lempicka's 1930 painting Madame M in 1987, adding a major geometric portrait to its permanent modernism collection.
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Lempicka's 1932 painting Oranguatan sold for $1.4 million at Christie's in 2011, demonstrating her significant market presence among collectors of modernist animal portraiture.
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Museums worldwide display over 150 paintings by de Lempicka, with major works housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Centre Pompidou.
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A 1927 commission from automobile manufacturer André Citroën resulted in Tamara de Lempicka creating a series of advertisements that revolutionized commercial art by applying her geometric Art Deco style to industrial design.
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Tamara de Lempicka's 1929 portrait Young Girl in Green sold for $3.2 million at Sotheby's in 2014, becoming her single highest-priced work at auction.
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Tamara de Lempicka's 1925 painting Doctor Gachet's Garden sold at Christie's in 2013 for $1.8 million, reflecting her consistent market value among female modernists.
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During the 1920s and 1930s, Tamara de Lempicka's distinctive geometric style became synonymous with Art Deco design, influencing fashion, advertising, and industrial aesthetics across Europe and America.
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Polish-born artist Tamara de Lempicka relocated to Beverly Hills in 1941 and later became a United States citizen, continuing her prolific career creating commissioned portraits for Hollywood celebrities.
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Her 1928 portrait of the Duchess of Marlborough sold for over $2.9 million at a 2011 auction, making it one of her most valuable works.
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In 1927, Tamara de Lempicka's painting Autoportrait was exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in Paris, establishing her prominence in Art Deco circles.