Tamara de Lempicka’s ‘remarkable nude’ of lover Rafaëla to be auctioned

La Belle Rafaëla by ‘revolutionary’ art deco painter to go on sale at Sotheby’s with estimate of £6m-£9mWhen Tamara de Lempicka first came across the young sex worker Rafaëla on Bois de Boulogne in Paris, she was enchanted.Recalling the meeting, the artist called Rafaëla “the most beautiful woman I have ever seen”. Continue reading...