Bidspirit auction | BEARS SIGNATURE T. DE LEMPICKA

BEARS SIGNATURE T. DE LEMPICKA PASTEL NUDE PAINTING - An expressive pastel and pencil drawing on heavy toned cotton paper depicting a seated female nude with stylized, high-contrast shading characteristic of early 20th-century portraiture. The composition features the subject looking forward with short, textured hair, and bears a handwritten signature reading T. de Lempicka in the lower right corner above a two-digit date appearing to be 31. The piece is mounted within a simple metallic frame with a wire hanger, while the yellow backing board on the reverse displays a small, affixed printed paper snippet reading National Gallery of Art Washington DC Office of the Director alongside a circled handwritten number twelve. art deco portrait, female figure study, vintage sketch, polish artist, school of paris, framed wall art, figurative artwork, 1930s drawing. Dimensions Frame 18 x 26 in. Image 17 x 13 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition The artwork exhibits noticeable vertical creasing, waving, and mild toning across the paper surface, presented beneath a white mat within a metallic frame.