de Lempicka

by Gilles Néret

Overview

Live art in the fast lane with this essential introduction to Tamara de Lempicka, the Russian emigré who moved to Paris, took up painting, and left one of the most vivid visual documents of the Roaring Twenties. From her iconic Self-Portrait in the Green Bugatti to portraits of high-society patrons, this book traces the artist’s unique visual...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783836532273
Publisher:	TASCHEN
Publication date:	12/09/2016
Series:	Basic Art
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	659,531
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

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'Œil 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.