Lempicka [Hc] by Patrick Bade

Lempicka [Hc] by Patrick Bade

The smoothly metallic portraits, nudes and still lifes of Tamara de Lempicka encapsulate the spirit of Art Deco and the Jazz Age, and reflect the elegant and hedonistic life-style of a wealthy, glamorous and privileged elite in Paris between the two World Wars. Combining a formidable classical technique with elements borrowed from Cubism, de Lempicka's art represented the ultimate in fashionable modernity while looking back for inspiration to such master portraitists as Ingres and Bronzino. This book celebrates the sleek and streamlined beauty of her best work in the 1920s and 30s. It traces the extraordinary life story of this talented and glamorous woman from turn of the century Poland and Tsarist Russia, through to her glorious years in Paris and the long years of decline and neglect in America, until her triumphant rediscovery in the 1970s when her portraits gained iconic status and world-wide popularity.

Patrick Bade worked at Christie's Education London as a Senior Lecturer in Art and Opera. He has given talks and written for the National Gallery of London, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Opera House, and the Royal Academy of Arts, as well as BBC Radio 3, Radio 4, and Classic FM. He is the author of several publications on 19th and 20th century painting and music and offers cultural trips to various European locations, including Vienna.

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ISBN 13	9781859959039
ISBN 10	1859959032
Title	Lempicka [Hc]
Author	Patrick Bade
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Parkstone Press Ltd
Year published	2006-03-02
Number of pages	208
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