The painting "The Model" by Tamara de Lempicka from 1925 is an example of her characteristic Art Deco style, combining geometric forms and soft modeling of the human figure. It depicts a naked woman, exposing legs and thighs, with clearly defined shapes and smooth skin texture. The composition shows sensuality and strength of the female body, while being a tribute to the modern femininity of the 1920s.

Portrait of the Creator

  • Artist

    Tamara Lempicka

  • Date of birth and death

    June 16, 1894 – March 18, 1980

  • Natinality

    Polish

  • Style

    Art Deco

  • Significant works

    The Dream (1927), Self-portrait Tamara in a Green Bugatti (1929), The Musician (1929), Adam and Eve (1932)

Information about the work

  • Year:

    1925

  • Execution technique:

    oil on canvas

  • Theme:

    nude, femininity, art deco

Internal Narrative and Creative Framework

  • Inner Narrative

    The work vividly emphasizes a modern vision of the woman – strong, independent, and aware of her sexuality. Influences of cubism and abstraction are subtly woven into the elegant and decorative composition.

The key to interpreting the work

Pay attention to the geometric stylization of the body, sharp contour, and the contrast between the smooth skin surfaces and the background. The painting should be seen as an icon of modernism and emancipation in the art of the interwar period.

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Portrait Of Dr. Boucard

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Women Bathing

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The Girls

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Suzanne Bathing

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Redheaded Woman Reading

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  • Year: 1922
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The Two Friends

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  • Year: 1923
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  • Year: 1924
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  • Year: 1925
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Portrait of Prince Eristoff

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  • Year: 1925
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  • Year: 1925
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  • Year: 1925
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  • Year: 1925
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