Discover Tamara de Lempicka, ‘The most known unknown artist’
Original article written for Aspen Times
Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) may not be a name you know, but you are likely familiar with her work.
She left an indelible mark on art and pop culture with her distinctive Art Deco style that blended different artistic influences such as Neoclassical, Renaissance, and Cubist into something uniquely her own. Known for her dynamic portraits of society’s women at the time, she was a woman who was a master at re-inventing herself and managing her image long before modern marketing and social media.
Her great-grandaughter Marisa de Lempicka — who now lives in Snowmass Village and whose mission is to develop, promote, and protect her great-grandmother’s legacy — will hold two events at M.S. Rau Gallery in Aspen on Thursday, July 25, and Thursday, Aug. 1, to share personal insights to her great grandmother’s work and life.
