Tamara de Lempicka, Composition in the Studio, 1943
Oil on canvas, 50.8 × 61 cm (20 × 24 in). Museo Soumaya, Fundación Carlos Slim, Me×ico City
© 2025 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC/ ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Composition in the Studio offers a glimpse into Lempicka’s creative process, unfolding within the intimate setting of her Connecticut country house in 1941. According to Kizette de Lempicka, who provided insight into the painting's origins, this work captures the artist at a pivotal moment, blending still life with her characteristic mastery of form and light. The studio, typically a space of controlled chaos and inspiration, becomes a stage for Lempicka's exploration of composition, where each object—carefully arranged—serves not just as a part of the whole, but as a reflection of the artist's personal aesthetic and method. This is Lempicka’s world in 1941: a world of balance, structure, and profound visual harmony, with the artist herself acting as both creator and observer within it.