Vladimir Tretchikoff
South African 1913-2006
Chrysanthemums in an Oriental Vase
signed
oil on canvas
120,5 by 59,5cm excluding frame; 131 by 70 by 8cm including frame
"I once enquired whether he had ever considered poultry as a subject … True to form, he came up with something quite different: a remarkable series of canvases emerged, of single cockerels. Each grand creature strutted atop a wall, with that singular blend of brainlessness and heroic stance, the whole in a wildly decorative rendering that gives the pictures an immediate and lasting impact."Guy Graf van Moy
Lot Details
Vladimir Tretchikoff
South African 1913-2006
Chrysanthemums in an Oriental Vase
signed
oil on canvas
120,5 by 59,5cm excluding frame; 131 by 70 by 8cm including frame
"I once enquired whether he had ever considered poultry as a subject … True to form, he came up with something quite different: a remarkable series of canvases emerged, of single cockerels. Each grand creature strutted atop a wall, with that singular blend of brainlessness and heroic stance, the whole in a wildly decorative rendering that gives the pictures an immediate and lasting impact."Guy Graf van Moy
