Portrait of Arlette Boucard by Tamara de Lempicka

A deep sense of serenity and modern luxury emerges from this vast post-cubist style scene. The illustrious painter Tamara de Lempicka produces a bold portrait combining the intimacy of a languid pose with a dynamic industrial panorama. The production designated by the title “Portrait of Arlette Boucard (Lempicka)” reinvents the classic theme of the reclining odalisque by adapting it to the rigorous, geometric and rationalist aesthetic codes of triumphant modernity.

A woman with finger-waved blonde hair is stretched out at full length on an invisible couch, occupying most of the horizontal plane. Dressed in a soft pink dress of silky fabric, she is draped in an immense azure blue satin scarf forming a sophisticated knot on her chest. Her noble face features a rosy complexion, bluish almond eyes, and carmin-painted lips. Her long bare legs stretch toward the right while her delicate hands rest on either side of her body. In the background, large commercial ships and cubic urban buildings stand in a stylized port under a contrasted sky.

The impeccable technique of the painting shows an absolute mastery in the application of color gradients. The artist demonstrates a unique know-how to sculpt anatomical shapes with clean and sharp lines. This stylistic treatment gives the scene a sculptural presence and a striking realism.