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Originally Posted by John Maddox Roberts
That living room painting is Tamara de Lempicka's "Self-portrait in a Green Bugatti." I don't suppose it's the original?
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Copies of the iconic work were once prominently displayed at the Sunset Tower Hotel and possibly the Queen Mary. I believe the original is owned by De Lempicka's daughter.
It probably bears repeating that at the outset of WWII, De Lempicka took up residence in Beverly Hills. I vaguely recall that she stayed at a home once belonging to King Vidor. Exactly where she spent her time remains to be seen; although it is quite possible for her to have visited many of the locations mentioned in NLA, including the Sunset Tower Apts., Bullocks Wilshire, The Beverly Wilshire, The Oviatt
and maybe even Barney's Beanery.
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