Tamara de Lempicka, Young Lady with Gloves, 1930. oil on wood. © 2010 TAH Licensed by MMI Photo MNAM, Dist. RMN/ DNP Artcom ADAGP & SPDA

A vivid presence that overwhelms all viewers with its intensity! A long-expected exhibition of some 80 works, including 30 that were never shown in Japan before, that focuses on her roller-coaster life (twice exiled, divorced) and brilliant personality.

In the 1920s and 1930s, Art Deco took Europe by storm. Of all the woman painters in the movement, Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) is perhaps the most representative. Tamara was born in a wealthy family in Warsaw, passed her teenage years in Russia, and at the age of 18 married a young lawyer. However, the following year the Russian revolution broke out. Tamara and her husband escaped to Paris, where in spite of the turbulent times she led a liberated life for a woman, and where during the Roaring Twenties she became known immediately for her totally individual style of painting. Under the looming threat of World War II she fled to the U.S.A., and after the war she was gradually forgotten, but in the 1970s her work was rediscovered. In 1980, at the age of 82, her dramatic life came to an end. This exhibition will trace the course of her eventful life and career, and also the background of the times in which she lived, through a comprehensive selection of highly individual art works.

Admission: Adult ¥1,400 College/ HS ¥1,000 JHS/ Child ¥700
¥200 discount per person for advance tickets or group purchases of 20 or more.
Information: 03-6215-4408