Tamara de Lempicka, Portrait of Suzy Solidor, 1933
Oil on wood panel, 46 × 38 cm (18 1/8 × 15 in). Private Collection
© 2025 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC/ ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
In Portrait of Suzy Solidor, Lempicka immortalizes the legendary chanteuse and nightclub owner not merely as a sitter, but as a symbol of power, sensuality, and self-possession. Captured in 1932, this portrait echoes the bold spirit of the era—when women like Solidor redefined femininity through performance, independence, and art. A Gaumont newsreel from the time reveals her posing nude in Lempicka’s sleek, modernist studio—a moment of daring vulnerability and mutual artistic trust. The finished portrait radiates with sculptural clarity and erotic charge: Solidor’s figure, luminous and poised, is not offered as an object, but as an icon.