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Tamara de Lempicka, Portrait of Marjorie Ferry, 1932
Oil on canvas, 100 × 65 cm (39 3/8 × 25 5/8 in). Private Collection
© 2025 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC/ ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Portrait of Marjorie Ferry stands as one of Lempicka’s most strikingly audacious works. Bathed in an unyielding light, the industrial-like balcony and columns create a cold, almost mechanical backdrop. This chilling decor, however, is sharply contrasted by Marjorie’s gaze: confident, alluring, and inviting. Her eyes, warm and brimming with promise, draw the viewer into a realm where desire simmers beneath the surface, tempting and irresistible. It is a masterful study of contrast—between the hardness of the modern world and the warmth of human longing, where surrender to passion feels both inevitable and dangerous.
