Painting Question - help needed!

[Miss Golightly]

Hi everyone,

I was hoping someone might be able to help me with finding out who painted this particular painting - I saw it in a shop (a copy of course!) - perhaps in NYC - and fell in love with it but have no idea who painted it.

It's now in the latest Kleenex commercial - it's 3 seconds in hanging over the fireplace:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrXymur2KTc

Any help would be much appreciated! Thank you!

 

[MikePotts]

Do you remember anything else about her Holly? I thought I knew a little about art but she's not ringing any bells, From the video at first I thought she was Japanese performing the tea ceremony but that isn't really her ethicity I think. Maybe the nice folks at Kleenex can help

 

[Miss Golightly]

Hey Mike - the only thing I can think of is that her hair/clothing looked kind of early 60's- her hair is some kind of beehive do, the background was a kind of pale coffee colour and there were some splashes of pink. I can't remember if her features are Asian or not - wish I had been paying more attention but I think I was busy getting in some more sightseeing!

I really hope she is familiar to someone!

 

[davidraphael]

Hm. hard to tell from such a small image. It could be one of Tretchikoff's paintings of Asian women from the early 70s, though his images are usually more colourful.
Would need to see a bigger image.

 

[DNO]

It almost has some qualities of a Jean-Paul Lemieux work but the image just isn't good enough to tell.

 

[Miss Golightly]

Hm. hard to tell from such a small image. It could be one of Tretchikoff's paintings of Asian women from the early 70s, though his images are usually more colourful.
Would need to see a bigger image.

SOLVED! I was trying to think of Tretchikoff's name and couldn't so I looked him up this morning through Google images and after a couple of pages finally discovered the one I was after:

"Saw Ohn Nyun" by Sir Gerald Kelly

He seems to have painted her several times - going to check further in his work when I get a moment:

Thanks to everyone for your help!

 

[MikePotts]

well done davidraphael! and congrats Holly

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I think especially the last painting is done very well..! Congrats on finding the artist!
HD

 

[Miss Golightly]

Thank you Mike and thank you HD - now to decide on what print to get!!!!!