US EditionS.Africa's 'king of kitsch' Tretchikoff sells for new world record
- Vladimir Tretchikoff's painting 'Lady from the Orient' sold for R31,892,000 at a Johannesburg auction on Tuesday night, setting a new world record for the artist.
- The auction followed past records, including the previous highest sale of Tretchikoff's 'Chinese Girl' for £982,050 in London in 2013, which the new price comfortably eclipses.
- 'Lady from the Orient' is a striking portrait of 21-year-old Valerie Howe, whose father owned a grocery store in Cape Town, and became highly popular in Britain during the 1960s through widespread reproductions and print editions.
- Alastair Meredith, an expert from Strauss & Co, referred to the painting as a worldwide symbol and highlighted its significance within South Africa’s visual and cultural heritage, mentioning its exceptionally high print sales during the 1960s.
- The record sale highlights robust interest in South African art and confirms Tretchikoff's enduring cultural impact nearly two decades after his death in Cape Town in 2006.
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S.Africa's 'king of kitsch' Tretchikoff sells for new world record
Vladimir Tretchikoff's iconic painting "Lady from the Orient" has sold for more than $1.7m in a new world record for the Russia-born South African painter, a Johannesburg auction house said Wednesday.
Vladimir Tretchikoff painting smashes world auction record in Johannesburg
Strauss & Co, Africa’s leading auction house, set a new world record for Russia-born South African painter Vladimir Tretchikoff on Tuesday night with the sale of his 1955 portrait Lady from the Orient for R31 110 000 ($1 731 845 / £1 283 432). The iconic painting was sold to an anonymous telephone bidder after a dramatic flurry of 89 bids, narrowly beating a determined in-room contender at the live auction in Johannesburg. The final price, inclu…
NEW WORLD RECORD FOR TRETCHIKOFF - Between 10and5
10AND5: ART | NEWS Vladimir Tretchikoff’s ‘Lady from the Orient’ sold for a massive R31,900,000 at the Strauss & Co Auctioneers‘ evening art sale in Johannesburg last night, setting a new world record for the artist. It’s the highest price ever paid for a Tretchikoff painting anywhere in the world. The iconic painting was sold to an anonymous telephone bidder after a dramatic flurry of 89 bids, narrowly beating a determined in-room contender at …
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