Poinsettia Black Wallpaper - Tretchikoff

This is an exclusive interpretation of Poinsettias by Vladimir Tretchikoff. The artist described his style as ‘symbolic realism’. Nowhere was this more prominent than in his flower studies. He first started painting flowers in Java, enchanted by the rainbow-like colours of cannas in the garden. But his fascination with these plants probably started much earlier, in the Far East. This painting delves into the beauty of these festive flowers, capturing their essence with Tretchikoff’s unique blend of realism and vivacious colour.

Vladimir Tretchikoff is a notable 20th-century artist who painted a variety of realistic figures, portraits, still life, and animals. Inspired by his early life in China, Singapore, Indonesia and later his life in South Africa. Most of his many works were inspired by Malaysian or Chinese subjects that had influenced Tretchikoff. He is considered to be one of the most commercially successful artists of all time and enjoyed widespread popularity by the general public. He exhibited his art in unconventional places like shopping malls, with the goal of making his work more accessible, earning him the title ‘The People’s Painter’. His ‘Chinese Girl’ is one of the best-selling art prints to date.