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Tamara de Lempicka, Woman in a Black Dress, 1923
Oil on canvas, 195 × 60.5 cm (76 3/4 × 23 7/8 in). Private Collection.
© 2025 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC/ ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Cropped tightly, the figure in Woman in a Black Dress appears almost trapped within the frame, heightening the sense of vulnerability and inner tension. Dressed in somber black with a vivid red accent—a small book clutched protectively to her chest—she becomes a symbol of silent resistance or guarded sorrow. The emotional charge of the red against black is unmistakable: passion veiled in mourning, or knowledge held close like a secret. Believed to feature her close friend Ira Perrot, the painting resonates with a personal tenderness, while also evoking a timeless portrait of introspection and solitude.
