| Tuesday, August 29, 2006 |
| The World's Most Popular Artist has died |
Vladimr Tretchikoff died today. What's that you say? Never heard of him?
What about this?
It's the highest selling print in history. Still not ringing a bell? Ever see the movie Alfie? The Chinese Girl is believed to have sold more prints than either Leonardo da Vinci's famous masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, or Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers. I know, I know, more than Klimt's "The Kiss" print for goodness sake. Tretchikoff was the King of Kitsch in the 60's and 70's.
A designer once said of him: He achieved everything that Andy Warhol stated he wanted to do but could never achieve because of his coolness. I'm sure he laughed all the way to the bank. |
posted by Broadsheet @ 4:40 PM   |
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wow, cool to see this on your blog :D i won a tretchikoff of an asian woman, not that particular pose, but she is green. tretchikoff has a cultlike following among mid-century modern and tiki collectors...
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wow, cool to see this on your blog :D i won a tretchikoff of an asian woman, not that particular pose, but she is green. tretchikoff has a cultlike following among mid-century modern and tiki collectors...