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| "Tamara was dressed in bright yellow with a black hat, matching the color of the vehicle. The magazine editor was so taken by the driver's style that she left a calling card on the windshield of the car, asking the yellow clad woman to get in touch. Later it was discovered that she was the artist Tamara de Lempicka, and Die Dame commissioned a self portrait in the car for the magazine's cover."
The result was one of her best known works, Autoportrait, also known as self portrait or 'Woman in the Green Bugatti.' Tamara never owned a green Bugatti.
Autoportrait became an icon of an era. It is easily one of Tamara de Lempicka most recognized works through it's reproduction in numerous magazines and books over the decades. The Art Deco version of the liberated woman in her brightly colored car has come to represent the newly discovered freedom of women of the day.
Enjoy the 1925 Classic 'Tamara in the Green Bugatti'
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