A landmark retrospective on the Art Deco painter that explores her intersectional identities

Tamara de Lempicka (1894-1980), the "Baroness with a Brush", is considered one of the most celebrated artists of Art Deco, yet her work transcends any categorisation, incorporating elements of Cubism and Neoclassicism in a distinctive and sensual blend of form and function. Lempicka's paintings, which include a self-portrait as the driver of a sleek green Bugatti, often depict dazzling, self-assured women, radiating elegance and transgressive sexuality, while combining the modern with the classical.

This beautiful exhibition presents the full sweep of Lempicka's career in the context of her life and evolving identity, including her Polish and Russian origins, her marriages and other relationships, and her time in France, Italy and the United States. This book unfolds chronologically in three sections marking the stages of the artist's life and the evolution of her artistic style, with a particular focus on her Jewish heritage, her gender expression and her sexuality.

Publisher: Yale University Press