Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980)

La Dormeuse

Details

Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980)
La Dormeuse
signed top left 'DE LEMPICKA'
oil on panel
14¾ x 18in. (37.5 x 45.8cm.)
Painted in 1930

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the family of the present owner, 1930

Literature

G. Remon, Mobilier & Decoration, Edmond Honoré, Sèvres, 1931, p. 2 (illustrated)
G.C., "Tamara de Lempicka", Cose, no. 92, March, 1933 (illustrated) M. Vaux, Fonds Lempicka, Paris, 1972, no. 88
G. Mori, Tamara de Lempicka, Paris, 1920-1938, Florence, 1994, no. 87 (illustrated, p. 186)

Exhibited

New York, Julien Levy Gallery, Tamara de Lempicka, April, 1941, no. 6
Paris, Galerie Ror Volmar, Tamara de Lempicka, Oeuvres récentes et anciennes, 1930-1960, May-June, 1961, no number

Lot Essay

Please note that this painting has been requested for the exhibition Tamara de Lempicka, to be held at the Tokyo, Isetan Museum of Art, July, 1997. The exhibition will travel to Hiroshima, Museum of Art, Aug., 1997; Nagoya, Matsuzakaya Art Museum, Sept.-Oct., 1997, and Osaka Umeda, Daimaru Museum, Oct.-Nov., 1997.

Photo-certificate no. 241-3-97 from Alain Blondel dated Paris, March 12, 1997 accompanies this painting.