تراچیکوف شگفت‌انگیز: زندگی یک هنرمند و ماجراجو

For two decades he was one of the most famous painters in the world. Millions of people in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa flocked to see and buy his exotic pictures. Celebrities queued up to be painted by him and to buy his works. Paintings such as Chinese Girl? the?Green Lady'? quickly became iconic images, reproduced countless times and appearing everywhere from suburban living rooms to blockbuster films. Vladimir Tretchikoff was the first pop-star artist. He lived a life as colourful as his instantly recognizable paintings. Born to a deep.;Cover; Title Page; Contents; Who is Mr Tretchikoff?; A boy from Siberia; In China's Russian town; Alone in the eastern Babylon; The Russian community's big hope; High living and low thinking in Singapore; Divers in New York, Snow White in Malaya; Boosting morale at the Island Fortress; Journey into the unknown; Five hundred miles in a lifeboat; Getting by in Java; A painter, at last!; An Indonesian artist?; Interview with a ghost; Good hope at the Cape; Tretchikoff goes West; Those famous Chinese ladies; When the flowers cry; Stardom; Britain and beyond; Tretchi and Tretchikoff. For two decades he was one of the most famous painters in the world. Millions of people in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa flocked to see and buy his exotic pictures. Celebrities queued up to be painted by him and to buy his works. Paintings such as Chinese Girl – the 'Green Lady' – quickly became iconic images, reproduced countless times and appearing everywhere from suburban living rooms to blockbuster films. Vladimir Tretchikoff was the first pop-star artist. He lived a life as colourful as his instantly recognizable paintings. Born to a deeply religious Siberian family, he fought poverty, tragedy, captivity and near death to become one of the most celebrated artists of his time. Loathed by the critics yet loved by the public, he defied misfortune and a dismissive art establishment to enjoy phenomenal success across the English-speaking world. Coinciding with the centenary of his birth, Incredible Tretchikoff tells the... Cover Title Page Contents Who is Mr Tretchikoff? A boy from Siberia In China's Russian town Alone in the eastern Babylon The Russian community's big hope High living and low thinking in Singapore Divers in New York, Snow White in Malaya Boosting morale at the Island Fortress Journey into the unknown Five hundred miles in a lifeboat Getting by in Java A painter, at last! An Indonesian artist? Interview with a ghost Good hope at the Cape Tretchikoff goes West Those famous Chinese ladies When the flowers cry Stardom Britain and beyond Tretchi and Tretchikoff. Imagining BaliPolitically suspect African glamour Loner As naff as you could get His last stand Back with a bang Through the eyes of others Notes Acknowledgments Picture credits A, B, C Index of names and works Copyright.