Tamara de Lempicka, Il fondo rosa (Portrait of Bibi Zögbe), 1923
Oil on canvas, 47 × 38.7 cm (18 1/2 × 15 1/4 in). Private Collection
© 2025 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC/ ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Bathed in the soft glow of a muted rose background, Il fondo rosa captures the quiet strength and elegance of Bibi Zögbe, a painter in her own right. Lempicka’s signature precision sculpts her subject with an almost marble-like smoothness, while the warm hues lend an intimate, dreamlike quality to the composition. Zögbe’s poised yet enigmatic expression hints at the depth of her artistic spirit, a woman both muse and creator. With its restrained palette and refined contours, this portrait is not just a likeness—it is an homage to artistic kinship, a dialogue between two visionaries shaped by beauty, modernity, and the pursuit of art.