Live Auction 2218Impressionist Modern Works on Paper
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Lot 141 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FRENCH COLLECTION

Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980)

Dessin préparatoire, femme allongée

Closed4 November 2009

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Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980)
Dessin préparatoire, femme allongée
stamped with signature 'T. DE LEMPICKA' (lower right)
pencil on paper squared for transfer
6 1/8 x 9¼ in. (15.6 x 23.5 cm.)
Drawn circa 1926

Ira Perrot, Paris (acquired from the artist).
By descent from the above to the present owner.

Specialist note

Alain Blondel has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.

This and the following drawing (lot 142) are preparatory studies for the circa 1926 painting Femme allongée dans l'herbe (Blondel, B.75).

Also see note to lot 263 in the Impressionist and Modern Art Day sale.