{"product_id":"de-lempicka-9783836532273","title":"de Lempicka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTamara de Lempicka\u003c\/strong\u003e (1898-1980) lived art in the fast lane. With an appetite for glamour and fame as much as Left Bank bohemianism, she fled St. Petersburg after the Bolshevik revolution and set about taking Paris by storm. Her prolific, monumental oeuvre remains \u003cstrong\u003eone of the most vivid visual documents of 1920s Art Deco\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e De Lempicka's style deployed cool colors and tight post-cubist forms into an at once neoclassical and voluptuous figuration. Her subjects are often nude and always sensual, aloof, and powerful. Bedecked in \u003cstrong\u003eseductive light and textures\u003c\/strong\u003e, they command our attention but typically avert their gaze with an aspect of haughty grandeur. They include both high-society patrons and progressive portraits of emancipated and lesbian women, such as \u003cem\u003eWomen Bathing \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ePortrait of Suzy Solidor. \u003c\/em\u003eDe Lempicka's \u003cstrong\u003enotorious \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelf-Portrait in the Green Bugatti\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003emeanwhile, was commissioned for the cover of German magazine \u003cem\u003eDie Dame\u003c\/em\u003e and became \u003cstrong\u003ean icon of speed, sophistication, and female independence\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through some of de Lempicka's finest, most compelling portraits, this introduction explores the artist's unique visual language and its privileged place not only in the annals of interwar art but also in the \u003cstrong\u003ehistory of female artists\u003c\/strong\u003e and our \u003cstrong\u003ecollective consciousness of the Roaring Twenties\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNéret, Gilles:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Gilles Néret (1933-2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer, and museum correspondent. He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU Museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. He directed art reviews such as L'OEil and Connaissance des Arts and received the Élie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. His TASCHEN titles include Salvador Dalí The Paintings, Matisse, and Erotica Universalis.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612284588306,"sku":"9783836532273","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54e6aaba-9791-4628-b74e-f49df151705a.jpg?v=1732372360","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/de-lempicka-9783836532273","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}