I found these interesting. Two fashion photographs that were a direct re-interpretation of an original work of art. It is done so finely, it is almost difficult to tell the original painting from the photograph. Most people recognize Gustav Klimt's work (below) but not everyone knows who Tamara de Lempicka is, although almost certainly you will recognize her paintings.
Original painting on the left by Gustav Klimt, titled Adele Bloch-Bauer I, which sold in 2006 for a record $135 million.
Fashion photograph entitled La Esencia de Klimt by Moises Gonzalez
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was and Austrian painter who was a very important figure in the Vienna Secession Movement (a group of painters, sculptors, and architects who left the Association of Austrian Artists and formed their own group in 1897). Klimt was a symbolism painter whose primary subject was the female body. His portraits were detailed, often gilded in color, and a mosaic menagerie of of patterns and shapes. One thing about his paintings that set him apart from other symbolist painters was the obvious erotic nature of his subjects. Klimt was solely devoted to his family, his art, and the Secessionist Movement. He avoided the cafe society and all other artists socially. Klimt died in 1916 in Vienna, after suffering a stroke and pneumonia.
Gustav Klimt
Original painting on the right by Tamara de Lempicka, fashion still for the Spanish Magazine AR
The cubist portrait above definitely looks to be from the Art Deco period. Die-hard Madonna fans might recognize the style of Lempicka from the Open Your Heart Video. Tamara de Lempicka was born in 1898, supposedly in Warsaw, but she claims Moscow. In 1918 she moves to Paris where she becomes immersed in the cubism and futurism movements alongside her artist and writer colleagues. In 1924 she begins to exhibit her paintings throughout Europe, starting in Italy. Tamara's most famous and productive year was 1932, and in that year she is represented in five different collections, exhibited at the Salon des Independants in Paris. In 1939 she moves to New York and continues to commute to Europe and produce prolific paintings until her death in 1980.
Tamara de Lempicka
