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Tretchikoff

/ ˈtrɛtʃɪkɒf /

noun

  1. TretchikoffVladimir19132006MSouth AfricanARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Vladimir. 1913–2006, South African painter, born in Russia, known for his kitsch appeal, especially for his much-reproduced Chinese Girl (1950; also known as The Green Lady )
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In the old town, we puttered through clothing boutiques and secondhand and antiques stores, where my wife bought a 1930s teapot and haggled ruthlessly for a reproduction of a painting by the kitsch Russian portrait artist Vladimir Tretchikoff.

The portrait of the Chinese Girl, by Vladimir Tretchikoff, came about after the artist met Monika Pon-su-san in her uncle's laundry in Cape Town, where she was working.

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The man on the ground floor was a sculptor and one day he asked Tretchikoff: "Can I borrow your model?"

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But Tretchikoff said: "Certainly not!"

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When I was asked by a journalist if I would let another artist paint me at this moment in time, I said: "No… but if Tretchikoff were alive, I would let him paint me again."

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