In a landmark event for South African art, Vladimir Tretchikoff’s painting Lady from the Orient achieved a record-breaking sale at Strauss & Co’s modern and contemporary art auction in Johannesburg. The artwork fetched R31 110 000 setting a new national record for the artist’s work. Lady from the Orient, believed to have been painted between 1954 and 1956, is a captivating portrait of a young Indonesian woman in traditional attire. This piece ha…
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