Tamara de Lempicka’s ‘remarkable nude’ of lover Rafaëla to be auctioned
by Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6XY43)
La Belle Rafaela by revolutionary' art deco painter to go on sale at Sotheby's with estimate of 6m-9m
When Tamara de Lempicka first came across the young sex worker Rafaela on Bois de Boulogne in Paris, she was enchanted.
Recalling the meeting, the artist called Rafaela the most beautiful woman I have ever seen".
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