Beyond the Canvas with Patrick Bade

Tamara de Lempicka – The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

With works that exude cool elegance and sensuality, Tamara de Lempicka helped to define Art Deco.

Tamara de Lempicka (1894–1980) brought a striking blend of fashion, design, and theatricality to her paintings, capturing the elegance of 1920s Paris and Hollywood glamour with a bold, modern style. This first American museum retrospective highlights her signature Art Deco aesthetic—sleek, sensual, and refined—while tracing how her artistic vision evolved amid personal and political upheaval across Europe.

In the series:
Sept. 9: David Hockney
Sept. 16: Tamara de Lempicka