Tamara Lempicka 'Artist's Project' album, hand-signed by Marisa de Lempicka, 200 pp.
- Publisher: BOSZ
- Year of publication: 2023
- Binding: HARD COVER
- Number of pages: 200
Tamara Lempicka. The Artist's Project is the Polish edition of the bestselling book Passion by Design. The Art and Times of Tamara de Lempicka by Kizette de Lempicka-Foxhall.
Tamara de Lempicka's paintings denounced art dco, and her life was quintessentially Jazz Age. Endowed with exceptional talent, extraordinary beauty and an irresistible force of personality, the refugee from revolution-stricken Russia succeeded on her own terms. She conquered the Paris of the 1920s with her defiant portraits of the rich and famous and her nudes emanating cool eroticism, then led a passionate life in Hollywood, New York, Houston and Cuernavaca, never putting down her paintbrush.
The book offers an intimate insight into the life and career of this fascinating figure: these are the stories Tamara herself told to captivated listeners. They were collected and edited after the artist's death by her daughter Kizette, who wove them together into a complete life story, including much additional biographical and historical information.
This new edition is illustrated with an expanded collection of reproductions of Tamara's paintings, including little-known works, and unique photogravures from family albums. In the introduction, Marisa de Lempicka, the painter's great-granddaughter, explores the legacy of this pioneering artist, whose paintings now fetch eight-figure prices and whose style continues to inspire artists from a variety of fields.
