Tamara de Lempicka, Portrait of Doctor Boucard, 1928
Oil on canvas, 135 × 75 cm (53 1/8 × 29 1/2 in). Private Collection
© 2025 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC/ ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
In Portrait of Doctor Boucard, the scientist’s distinguished features—marked by a meticulously groomed mustache and the subtle elegance of a fine pearl on his tie—hint at a life of both intellectual rigor and refined taste. His white laboratory coat, nonchalantly styled with a turned-up collar, speaks to a modern, confident sensibility, blending the precision of science with a touch of worldly charm. Lempicka’s synthesis of these traits in her composition mirrors the precision found in Doctor Boucard’s own work, where scientific accomplishment and personal elegance are seamlessly intertwined, creating a portrait that is both a study of intellect and a celebration of character.