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Tamara de Lempicka, Woman in a Yellow Dress, 1929
Oil on canvas, 78 × 118 cm (30 3/4 × 46 1/2 in). Private Collection
© 2025 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC/ ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Woman in a Yellow Dress is a striking study of contrast—both in color and emotion. The figure, draped in a vibrant saffron gown, stands defiantly against a stormy gray sky, her blond hair catching the light as if to resist the darkness around her. Her expression, tinged with disillusionment, carries the weight of quiet contemplation, as though she is both of the world and apart from it. Lempicka subtly channels the pose of Madame de Récamier, transforming it into a modern symbol of elegance tinged with solitude. Painted during her first stay in New York, this portrait bridges two worlds: the classical grace of the past and the modern tension of a city on the cusp of transformation. The radiant yellow dress, bold yet introspective, serves as both a shield and a beacon, while the turbulent sky above mirrors the inner storm of the subject’s thoughts.
