It is her creative use of the art of portraiture to convey the legendary image of a particular era that ensures the continuing impact of Tamara de Lempicka's oeuvre,

In her scathing signature style, Lempicka was the foremost artist to translate into art the combination of power, sensualism, and hunger for conquest characterizing her times.

The present catalogue raisonné, describing 520 of her paintings, 220 of her drawings and watercolors and 87 original documents, constitutes an authoritative overview of her oeuvre, and offers readers much new material.

The book's author, Alain Blondel, a Parisian gallery owner, was closely acquainted with Lempicka during the last years of her life. After Lempicka's death, her daughter kindly continued to grant him access to her archives, and to assist him with her invaluable recollections.