TAMARA DE LEMPICKA (INGLÉS)

Goddess of the Automobile Age: The changing aspects of femininity and masculinity Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) stood at the center of the sophisticated Paris art world of the 1920s and 30s. Her love for beautiful women, elegant automobiles, and the modern metropolis provided not only motifs for her pictures, but also influenced her artistic style.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Simultaneously with her career as artist, Tamara de Lempicka pioneered a new image of life on the screen, evident in the new, self-confident woman and the changing aspects of femininity and masculinity. The same sense of style was reflected in a futuristic cult of speed, domestic design forms promulgated by the Bauhaus, and the dandyism of a George Brummell. Tamara de Lempicka's best-known painting, "Self-Portrait, or Tamara in a Green Bugatti", presents the artist as a female dandy brimming with cool elegance.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Whether as an Art-Déco artist, a post-Cubist or a Neoclasissist, de Lempicka struck the taste of a cosmopolitan (and wealthy) public that found its own image reflected in her work. About the Series: u003cbru003e Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: u003culu003e u003cliu003ea detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importanceu003c/liu003e u003cliu003ea concise biographyu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eapproximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captionsu003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e