Tretchikoff’s ‘Lady from the Orient’ sets new South African auction record

Vladimir Tretchikoff's painting *Lady from the Orient* (1954–1956) sold for R31,110,000 at a Strauss & Co modern and contemporary art auction in Johannesburg, setting a new national auction record for the artist. The portrait of a young Indonesian woman in traditional attire was purchased by a telephone bidder, and the sale highlights the enduring market demand for Tretchikoff's vivid portraiture from his classic period.