tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post6062476074453090607..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Arty-Farty Friday ~ Tamara de LempickaTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-16216010241553979252009-02-02T20:23:00.000-06:002009-02-02T20:23:00.000-06:00Artinthepicture.com~~~~ Hi! Yes, she was quite a ...Artinthepicture.com<BR/>~~~~ Hi! Yes, she was quite a gal it seems! :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-29957813353367084972009-02-02T06:40:00.000-06:002009-02-02T06:40:00.000-06:00Ow, thank you for that wonderful biography, it def...Ow, thank you for that wonderful biography, it definitely changes the way you look at Tamara.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-32757608148817040962009-01-11T17:01:00.000-06:002009-01-11T17:01:00.000-06:00RJ ~~~ Oh! Thanks for that additional information...RJ ~~~ Oh! Thanks for that additional information. Well - she certainly moved in the best of circles! :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-68308113582172977942009-01-11T16:44:00.000-06:002009-01-11T16:44:00.000-06:00T - the painting in question was not of D'Annunzio...T - the painting in question was not of D'Annunzio, but Grand Duke Gabriel Constantinovitch. He was the son of the Duchess of Saxony, the great grandson of Czar Nicholas I, and lived from 1887 - 1955. D'Annunzio was thirty-five years older than Lempicka, and their association occurred around the mid-1920's. He would have been about sixty years of age at the time. The painting is of a much younger man. I believe Grand Duke Gabriel was involved with the arts. He also spent much time in Paris, so its likely Lempicka would know him - even if he were not one of her many lovers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-8113171477347045002009-01-10T10:35:00.000-06:002009-01-10T10:35:00.000-06:00Thanks, T. I just adored her, she was everything I...Thanks, T. I just adored her, she was everything I wished to be but didn't have the guts (without the drugs, natch!).<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-10080095949806660522009-01-09T15:55:00.001-06:002009-01-09T15:55:00.001-06:00The link needs html at the end - silly old Blogger...The link needs html at the end - silly old Blogger!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-33994640125951085952009-01-09T15:55:00.000-06:002009-01-09T15:55:00.000-06:00try link again!http://www.astrolodge.co.uk/clubof2...try link again!<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.astrolodge.co.uk/clubof27/articles/joplin.htmlTwilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-37755382084533794292009-01-09T15:53:00.000-06:002009-01-09T15:53:00.000-06:00WWW ~~~ I like her style of painting too, and the ...WWW ~~~ I like her style of painting too, and the Art Deco feel - I love both Art Nouveau and Art Deco, and lots of writers from both periods too<BR/><BR/>Janis Joplin? Ooo-er, I'm always almost ashamed to say I just didn't really "get" her, so haven't been drawn to write about her. I did see her interviewed via an old VCR tape we have, and she seemed quite personable - different from her on-stage persona which I didn't much like.<BR/><BR/>Alex Trenoweth, who also writes an astrology blog now did a piece on Janis in 2005 which you might find interesting "Trading Her Tomorrows"<BR/>Link<BR/><BR/>http://www.astrolodge.co.uk/clubof27/articles/joplin.htmlTwilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-44263759589337432572009-01-09T15:04:00.000-06:002009-01-09T15:04:00.000-06:00Marvellous stuff, T. I love these obscure artists ...Marvellous stuff, T. I love these obscure artists you dredge up, I love her work some of it androgynous it looks like.<BR/>Off Topic: it crossed my mind the other day to ask you about Janis Joplin, have you ever done a post on her?<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-61875414955512713742009-01-09T14:53:00.000-06:002009-01-09T14:53:00.000-06:00Anonymous ~~ Thank you kindly - I'm glad it's of i...Anonymous ~~ Thank you kindly - I'm glad it's of interest. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-17234382707959939422009-01-09T14:52:00.000-06:002009-01-09T14:52:00.000-06:00RJ ~~ Hmmm - interesting! She did a portrait of G...RJ ~~ Hmmm - interesting! She did a portrait of Grand Duke Gabriel, which I believe is D'Annunzio<BR/><BR/>Not sure if this link will work<BR/><BR/>http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?aid=814376445&apnum=2646698&LinkTypeID=1&PosterTypeID=1&DestType=7&Referrer%20=http://www.squidoo.com/tamara-de-lempicka<BR/><BR/><BR/>If not Google will probably drop you off there via "Grand Duke Gabriel by Lempicka".<BR/><BR/>He looks a right old misery-gut...lol!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-45503430834745405332009-01-09T11:44:00.000-06:002009-01-09T11:44:00.000-06:00I truly enjoy your artist profiles. WonderfulI truly enjoy your artist profiles. WonderfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-57851258506541330982009-01-09T11:09:00.000-06:002009-01-09T11:09:00.000-06:00Truly a fascinating woman. Some years ago, I was f...Truly a fascinating woman. Some years ago, I was fortunate to visit Il Vittoriale, the stunningly beautiful, and somewhat notorious, home of D'Annunzio in Gardoni, overlooking Italy's Lake Garda.<BR/>Lempicka stayed there three months with the poet, ostensibly to paint his portrait, but apparently never did.<BR/>She is considered by many to have been his mistress at this time, but others are equally emphatic she spurned his advances.<BR/>Frankly, I find the latter unlikely. D'Annunzio was hardly a man to condone a female house guest remaining so long without succumbing to his advances.<BR/>Your article revived some wonderful memories of Italy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com