Monday, January 18, 2010

Art Deco Susanna

Susanna bathing by the Polish Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980).

Lempicka was a great star of the art scene in the 1920s and 1930s. Her Susanna is a modern woman of the 1930s and there is absolutely no sign of historicization.
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  1. WunderkammerJanuary 18, 2010 at 3:27 PM

    I never know that Lempicka have paint Woman naked.
    The modeling of the body seems milder than in other works. However, in the panels themselves are clearly the characteristics.

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  2. JudyJanuary 19, 2010 at 1:34 AM

    Indeed, it's a little strange. Because Lempicka painted normally neither historical nor mythological scenes. Besides "Susanna" I know only one "Andromeda" which is also a nude.
    Probably these biblical and mythological women were painted nude because of art tradition.

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  3. Nicjor79January 19, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    I love this one. It's always refreshing to see a good Modernist treatment of a classical subject.

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  4. LesleyJanuary 21, 2010 at 1:17 AM

    This is a lovely picture by Tamara Lempicka, actually its quite classical compared with a lot of her stylish Art Deco work. Have a look at some of her other pictures on my website www.decolish.com/ArtDecoArtists.html
    Cheers. Lesley

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