Description: Although Tretchikoff spent his early years in China, this portrait was painted in Cape Town. The model is a member of the small Chinese community there. Possibly the best known of all Tretchikoff’s paintings. Lithographs of this painting can be seen in all corners of the world.| Artist / Maker: Vladimir Tretchikoff | Date: 1950’s
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The contrasts in colors, textures, and patterns in this are so striking. I’m a sucker for gold-leafed art in any form.
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I have a book about the artist signed by the model, Mrs Pon! True.
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