Tamara de Lempicka

Acquired directly from the artist in 1980

Alain Blondel, Tamara de Lempicka, Catalogue raisonné, 1921-1979, Lausanne, 1999, no. B. 231, illustrated in color p. 318

This work is in very good condition. Executed on canvasboard. The surface is clean and the pigments are bright and fresh. There is some frame abrasion and associated losses to all four corners, most prominently at the upper left and lower right edges. Please note that this is not visible when the work is framed. Under UV light: the varnish layer is somewhat difficult to read through, but there are a few scattered pindots of inpainting, most notably in the upper left corner likely to address the aforementioned frame abrasion. There are a few possible scattered pindots throughout the door.
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