Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti) [SEP] creator
Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti)
Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti) is a self-portrait by the Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka, which she painted in Paris in 1929. It was commissioned by the German fashion magazine 'Die Dame for the cover of the magazine, to celebrate the independence of women. It is one of the best-known examples of Art Deco portrait painting.
History.
In 1929, Lempicka was commissioned to make a self-portrait for the cover of the German
to de Herrera) and took the place of de Herrera as the mistress of the baron. She bought an apartment on rue Méchain in Paris and had it decorated by the modernist architect Robert Mallet-Stevens and her sister Adrienne de Montaut.
The furniture was by Rene Herbst.
The austere, functional interiors appeared in decoration magazines.
In 1929, Lempicka painted one of her best-known works, "Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti)", for the cover of the German fashion magazine "Die