A painting by the so-called diva of art deco, Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka, once owned by American pop diva Madonna is back on the international art market, via Australia. De Lempicka’s La couronne de fleurs II, a serene, intimate work of a veiled, Madonna-like figure crowned with a wreath of myrtle leaves, is being auctioned by Christie’s in a timed online sale that ends next Tuesday, with a low estimate of about $500,000.
Tamara de Lempicka's La couronne de fleurs II, painted circa 1932 and reworked by the artist circa 1950, and once owned by Madonna, is estimated to sell for more than $500,000 at Christie's. Christie's