The King of Kitsch - R.I.P.
I interrupt this hiatus for an important news bulletin: Vladimir Tretchikoff, painter of the iconic "Chinese Girl" (AKA Green Lady), the best-selling art print in history, has passed away at age 92. Here's an excellent bio of the man, written by, of all people, spoon-bending psychic, Uri Geller.
Tretchikoff's Green Lady was a fixture on the walls of many a space-age bachelor pad and cocktail lounge in the 1960s, and it can be seen in the 1966 film, Alfie. It enjoyed a resurgence in popularity during the 1990s, thanks to the Cocktail Nation movement.
Godspeed, you Green Kitsch Emperor!
Comments
Aren't there two? A blue and a green one? Or am I thinking of August Holland's Pearl of Wisdom?
At any rate, we happily own both. Does this mean the Tretchikoff is worth more now?!
Posted by: Brittanie | August 27, 2006 7:55 AM
There is another painting of the same subject with a distinct green cast to the face, but the blue version has always been called "Green Lady" for some reason.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | August 27, 2006 8:02 AM
:( .....
Posted by: johnny dollar | August 28, 2006 8:13 AM