Mystery of the Lost Paintings ep. 5 - Mystery of the Lost Lempicka
Follow the ingenious recreation of Tamara de Lempicka's Myrto, the priceless painting that was stolen during the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. Mystery of the Lost Paintings ep. 5 - Mystery of the Lost Lempicka Most probably, it was with this painting that Lempicka captivated the physician Boucard, who immediately acquired it for his collection. It contains the basic luminist formulas invented by this artist, which represent her originality. The face of a sleeping woman in the background resembles photos of Lempicka at the time. During World War II, a member of the German occupation troops in France was so attracted by the work's power of seduction that he could not resist snatching it up; to date (1998), it has never resurfaced. Tamara de Lempicka Tamara Lempicka was a Polish painter active in the 1920s and 1930s, who spent her working life in France and the United States. She is best known for her polished Art Deco portraits of aristocrats and the wealthy,