Description: This beautiful print by Vladimir Tretchikoff features a stunning image of a ballerina intertwined with a swan, captured in intricate detail and brought to life through the artist's skillful portraiture style. The print, produced in 1951 and signed in 1953, is an original and comes complete with a framed finish to perfectly complement any home décor. Measuring at 14 inches in length and 11 inches in width, this piece is a must-have for any art lover or collector. The print is signed by the artist and is an excellent addition to any collection of Tretchikoff's works. Whether displayed as a standalone piece or as part of a larger collection, this print is sure to captivate and inspire all who view it. Vladimir Grigoryevich Tretchikoff (Владимир Григорьевич Третчиков, 26 December [O.S. 13 December] 1913, 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 rumoured that Tretchikoff was the world's richest artist after Picasso.Interest in his artworks underwent a resurgence in the late 1990s as part of a revival of 1950s and 1960s retro decor. In 1998 Sotheby's of Johannesburg sold an oil-on-canvas still life for $1800, double what they expected. In 1999 Zulu Maidenwas expected to fetch $1800 but went for $10,000. In October 2002 another original fetched $18,000 and in May 2008, Fruits of Bali earned $480,000 at Stephan Welz & Co in Cape Town.The most expensive Tretchikoff painting to date is Chinese Girl which went for nearly £1,000,000 at Bonhams, London in March 2013.The previous record was Red Jacket, which fetched £337,250 in October 2012, also at Bonhams.
Price: 85 USD
Location: Blaine, Washington
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Artist: Tretchikoff, Vladimir Tretchikoff
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1955
Signed By: August Holland
Size: Medium
Style: Portraiture
Item Length: 14 in
Framing: Framed
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Item Width: 11 in
Subject: Ballerina
Time Period Produced: 1950-1959
