Tamara de Lempicka (1898 - 1980)
1898-05-16Warsaw, Poland1980-03-18Cuernavaca, MexicoPoland, Mexico, Russian Empire
Tamara de Lempicka
Tamara Łempicka (born Tamara Rosalia Gurwik-Górska), better known 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.
Date and place of birt: | 16 may 1898, Warsaw, Poland |
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Date and place of death: | 18 march 1980, Cuernavaca, Mexico |
Nationality: | Poland, Mexico, Russian Empire |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art style: | Art Deco, Cubism, Contemporary art |