TAMARA DE LEMPICKA
Berlin 1898 - 1980 (Polish/American)
Woman with Mandolin (Femme a la Mandoline) - ca. 1930-33
Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Aquatint in Colors
Title: Woman with Mandolin (Femme a la Mandoline)
Technique: Etching with roulette and aquatint in colors with hand-coloring on paper.
Plate Size: 57 x 35.5 cm / 22.5 x 14 in
Paper Size: 67.3 x 45 cm / 26.5 x 17.7 in
Additional Information: This etching and aquatint in colors is hand signed by the artist "T. de Lempicka" in the lower left margin and hand signed in pencil "17/100" next to the signature. The work was printed in a limited edition of 100 impressions.
The work is based on Lempicka's important painting from 1929 titled 'La Musicienne' (or 'Femme Bleue a la Guitare').
Literature:
1) BLONDEL, Alain, 1999. Tamara de Lempicka: Catalogue Raisonné 1921-1979. Lausanne: Acatos.
Reference: Blondel, A.152
2) LESIEUTRE, Alain, 1974. The Spirit and Splendour of Art Deco. New York. Page 3, plate 3.
Condition: Good condition. drymounted. Small abrasion in the left edge of image. minor marks in the margins