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Tamara Łempicka

1898 - 1980 · Painter · b. in Warsaw

Partly confirmed

Polish painter (1894-1980)

Tamara Łempicka, known outside Poland as Tamara de Lempicka, was a Polish painter who spent her working life in France and the United States. She is best known for her polished Art Deco portraits of aristocrats and the wealthy, and for her highly stylized paintings of nudes.

Key achievements

  • 01Leading Art Deco painter
  • 02Stylised society portraits
  • 03A symbol of modern womanhood in the interwar years

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Note on data: The place of birth is disputed; some sources give Moscow.

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