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Tretchikoff
Vladimir Grigoryevich Tretchikoff (Владимир Григорьевич Третчиков, , Petropavlovsk, Russian Empire, now Petropavl in Kazakhstan – 26 August 2006, Cape Town, South Africa) was an artist whose painting ''Chinese Girl'', popularly known as ''The Green Lady'', is one of the best-selling art prints of the twentieth century. Tretchikoff was a self-taught artist who painted realistic figures, portraits, still life, and animals, with subjects often inspired by his early life in China, Singapore and Indonesia, and later life in South Africa. While his work was immensely popular with the general public, it is often seen by art critics as the epitome of kitsch (indeed, he was nicknamed the "King of Kitsch"). He worked in oil, watercolour, ink, charcoal and pencil but is best known for those works turned into reproduction prints. According to his biographer Boris Gorelik, writing in ''Incredible Tretchikoff'', the reproductions were so popular that it was rumour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Jacket (film)
''Red Jacket'' is a 1998 documentary film about the life of the world's best-selling artist, Vladimir Tretchikoff. The film was produced by ''Technitronics'' and televised by the SABC. Synopsis The documentary charts the life of Tretchikoff, featuring contributions with public figures and Tretchikoff himself. The documentary is titled ''Red Jacket'', Tretchikoff memorably recalled his war-time lover and muse, Lenka, wearing a red jacket when first meeting her. She would later pose as the model in his painting titled ''Red Jacket''.Lady in Green ''Sunday Times''. 22 August 2002 Production The documentary was researched, produced, and directed by Yvonne du Toit under the auspices of Technitronics. Several of the contributors held a history with Tretchikoff. * Monika Sing-Lee was the subject of ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia Markova "The Dying Swan"
''Alicia Markova "The Dying Swan"'' is a 1949 painting by Vladimir Tretchikoff. (It is also known simply as ''The Dying Swan'', but is not to be confused with another Tretchikoff painting with the same title.) The painting depicts the prima ballerina Alicia Markova in her most famous role, ''The Dying Swan'', from which she became inseparable in the minds of the public; it is for this reason that the artist painted the swan and Markova as one and the same being. Historical background Tretchikoff tells the story behind the painting in his 1973 autobiography, ''Pigeon's Luck''. While the Royal Ballet were touring South Africa, Tretchikoff sat in at a rehearsal in Cape Town, where he saw Markova perform "The Dying Swan". Moved by the experience, he approached Markova's manager and asked for permission to paint her. Although initially reluctant, the manager agreed. However, Markova had little free time to model for the painting, so Tretchikoff was obliged to work around her schedule. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |