Tretchikoff - The People's Painter

Softcover. English. Jonathan Ball. 2012. ISBN: 1868424359. 204pp with many colour illustrations.

Very good condition in softcover.

Published to accompany the first over-view exhibition of Tretchikoff's work at the Iziko South African National Gallery in 2011. Tretchikoff was, during his lifetime, one of the most recognised and successful artists in the world. Prints of his Chinese Girl allegedly outsold the Mona Lisa, yet despite his popular appeal he was never accepted by the arts establishment, who tended to see his work as the epitome of kitsch Book No: 2501771