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Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti)

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Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti) is Tamara de Lempicka's 1929 self-portrait, depicting her at the wheel of a Bugatti racing car wearing a leather driving helmet; despite the painting, she did not actually own a Bugatti, driving a small yellow Renault instead.

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Oil on Panel 2
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Genre
Painting 1
Year Created
1929 1
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Additional Source Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti) (Wikipedia)Tamara de Lempicka, Paris (1918-1939) section

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2. Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti) (Wikipedia)
  • infobox medium field: Oil on panel
  • Lead section
    Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti) is a self-portrait by the Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka, which she painted in Paris in 1929.
  • Created By: Tamara de Lempicka, Tamara de Lempicka, Paris (1918-1939) section
  • In Group: Self-Portraits, Lead
    Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti) is a self-portrait by the Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka, which she painted in Paris in 1929.
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Tamara de Lempicka, Paris (1918-1939) section
Quote, Tamara de Lempicka, Paris (1918-1939) section
In 1929, Lempicka painted one of her best-known works, Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti) ... In fact, she did not own a Bugatti automobile; her own car was a small yellow Renault.
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