Author: Blondel, Alain (and) Ingried Brugger
Title: Tamara de Lempicka: Art Deco Icon
Description: London, England, Royal Academy of Arts, 2004. First. Hardcover. Grey cloth over boards with silver titling; red dust jacket with color illustration. 142 pp. 58 color plates of works and over 39 additional figures and illustrations, chiefly in color. "Tamara de Lempicka's distinctive painting style and subject matter perfectly matched her glamorous lifestyle and glittering social circle. This book was published to accompany the first exhibition in Britain dedicated to this extraordinary woman's 'oeuvre', at the Royal Academy of Arts London, 15 May - 13 August 2004, followed by an exhibition in Vienna. The book has three beautifully illustrated essays: Tamara de Lempicka: an introduction, by Alain Blondel; Sang-froid and frenzy, by Ingried Brugger; and 'Le peintre installe? par la femme?: femininity and the woman painter, by Tag Gronberg. Includes 58 color plates of works from the exhibition, and also an illustrated chronology, bibliography and list of works. VG: An exlibrary book in excellent condition. Sticker on the dust jacket at the base of the spine. Stamp on the half-title page. Stamp on the last page. Sticker and due date card on the back pasted end page.

Keywords: European Artists ; de Lempicka, Tamara ; ;


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