Adam and Eve (Tamara de Lempicka)
Adam and Eve | |
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Artist | Tamara de Lempicka |
Year | 1932 |
Medium | Oil on panel |
Dimensions | 116 cm × 73 cm (46 in × 29 in) |
Location | Private collection |
Adam and Eve is a 1932
Description
Lempicka was fond of repeating stories about the creation of Adam and Eve. The inspiration for this painting arose when a professional female model took a break to eat an apple. Lempicka asked her to hold the pose and started to sketch. She then invited a policeman who was making his rounds in the streets to pose for Adam.[1] Lempicka contrasts the natural beauty of human bodies beauty with a barren, industrious cityscape.[2]
Provenance
The painting previously belonged to
The work is currently in a private collection.
In the media
In December 1993, Architectural Digest featured Barbra Streisand's Art-Deco-inspired Malibu home; the front cover of the issue included an image of Streisand and Adam and Eve.[4]
In 1996, the movie First Wives Club included Adam and Eve. In the film, the painting belongs to Elise Eliot-Atchison, played by Goldie Hawn.
References
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- ^ Sandoval, Marisa (2009). "Cityscapes and Sexuality in Tamara de Lempicka's Adam and Eve".
- ^ Reif, Rita (March 4, 1994). "Record Price In a Sale of Art Owned By Streisand". The New York Times.
- ^ Viladas, Pilar (December 1, 1993). "Inside Barbra Streisand's House in Malibu".