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Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Danseuses (Dancers) signed and located ‘LE PHO HANOI’ (lower left); signed with the stamp of the School of Fine Arts of Indochine (lower right) and the stamp Tam-Tho Bôi Chanh, 58 phô gac Ninh Hanoi on the reverse watercolour, gouache on paper 244,5 x 98 cm. (kakemono 422 x 150 cm.) Painted in 1929 Collection of The Musée du Quai Branly …
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) L’Adieu (The Farewell) signed and located ‘MAI TRUNG THU HANOI’ (lower left); signed with the stamp of the School of Fine Arts of Indochine (lower right) and the stamp Tam-Tho Bôi Chanh, 58 phô gac Ninh Hanoi on the reverse watercolour, gouache on paper 243,5 x 98 cm. (kakemono 435 x 147 cm.) Painted in 1929 Collection of The Musée …
A group of students, including Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) (top, right), at the School of Fine Arts in Hanoi circa 1928; on the left-hand side, the bronze Tête de Jeune Fille Annamite (Young Annamite Girl) by Vu Cao Dam; on the back wall, a large painting by Le Pho; and the two large kakemonos L’adieu (The Farewell) by Mai Trung Thu and Danseuses (Dancers) …
Detail of Le Pho‘s La Maison Familiale au Tonkin Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) La Maison Familiale au Tonkin signed and dated ‘LE-PHO HANOI-1929’ oil on canvas 205 x 441 cm. (80 11/16 x 173 5/8 in.) Painted in 1929 Collection of La maison de l’Asie du Sud-Est à la Cité Universitaire (formerly Cité Internationale universitaire de Paris), Paris, France.
Inauguration of Buste de Victor Tardieu (Bust of Victor Tardieu) by Georges Khanh (Vietnam, 1902-Unknown) at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine, Hanoi, 1939, in the presence of local authorities, particularly Governor Camerlynk, teachers and students of the school. In the background, the villa and the workshop of La Jonchère.
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) posing with his original sculpture Femme nue or Baigneuse (Nude) made by sage and clay in Hanoi, 1929. The sculpture was exhibited at the Exposition Coloniale Internationale Paris in 1931 and recently on display at The Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris, France
The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, the only work by Jan van Eyck (about 1390/95-1441) to be held in France, is one of the Louvre’s master paintings. Jan van Eyck (Netherlands, about 1390/95-1441) Madonna of Chancellor Rolin oil on panel 66 x 62 cm Painted circa 1435 Collection of Musée du Louvre, Paris To celebrate the historic conservation work carried out on Jan van Eyck’s masterpiece …
Mai Trung Thu’s Portrait de Mademoiselle Phuong, Nguyen Phan Chanh’s Les Chanteuses de Campagne, Le Van De’s Les bords du fleuve Rouge featured at The School of Fine Arts of Hanoi early 1930s; first exposed to the public at the Paris Colonial Exposition 1931. Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Portrait de Mademoiselle Phuong signed and dated ‘MAI-TRUNG-THU 1930’ oil on canvas 135.5 x 80 cm …
Vincent van Gogh (Netherlands, 1853-1890) Sunflowers oil on canvas 92.2 × 73 cm (36.3 × 29 in) Painted in 1888 Collection of National Gallery, London The secret behind the painting Van Gogh’s Sunflowers A series of 6 paintings produced in 1888 and 1889, the Sunflowers were intended to decorate Gauguin’s room, which Van Gogh was preparing to move into the Yellow House in Arles. The …
Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson (France, 1767-1824) L’Odalisque oil on canvas 40,3 x 32,7 cm (15 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.) Estimate EUR 80,000 – EUR 120,000 Price realised EUR EUR 378,000 at Christie’s: Maîtres Anciens: Peintures – Sculptures, Paris, 12 June 2024 This portrait of a young girl with luxurious dark curls was gifted by artist to the ancestors of the current owners, and is being offered at …
Rare and Important Buddha Statue In Gilded Copper Nepal, Early Malla Period, 13th Century Height: 21,5 cm. (8 ½ in.) Estimate EUR 300,000 – EUR 500,000 Price realised EUR 428,400 at Christie’s: Art d’Asie, Paris, 13 June 2024 The figure presented here stands as a quintessential example of Newari gilt-copper craftsmanship, hailing from the earliest years of the Malla period, widely acclaimed as the zenith …
Christie’s Paris: Art d’Asie, 6-18 June 2024, presents 240 lots of important porcelain and works of art, including cloisonné enamels, lacquer and Buddhist sculptures. Highlights include a selection of extremely rare porcelain from the Ming Dynasty from a private European collection comprising a yellow-ground blue and white ‘gardenia’ dish from the Zhengde reign (1506-1521) and an important Junyao tripod narcissus bowl, Yuan-Ming Dynasty, 14th-15th century. …
Le Pho’s son Alain Le Kim, Anne-Solenne Hatte and Christie’s Vietnamese Art Expert Jean-François Hubert at Christie’s Paris exhibition The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread – Important Vietnamese Artworks from the Melchior Dejouany Collection Christie’s Vietnamese Art Expert Jean-François Hubert, Kim Chi Pho and Le Pho’s son Alain Le Kim at the exhibition The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread – Important …
Henry Howard-Sneyd, Chairman of Asian Arts, Americas, and Europe, headed an auction for an extremely rare Qing Dynasty bowl, one of only three known to exist, at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong on April 3, 2018. This bowl, made for the Chinese emperor Kangxi, fetched 30.4 million USD at Sotheby’s. Henry Howard-Sneyd is Chairman of Asian Art, Europe and Americas based between London and New York. He …
Sotheby’s Chairman of Asian Art, Europe and Americas based between London and New York and lead Auctioneer globally in Asian Art Henry Howard-Sneyd and Christie’s Vietnamese Art Expert Jean-François Hubert at Christie’s Paris exhibition The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread – Important Vietnamese Artworks from the Melchior Dejouany Collection, 9 Avenue Matignon 75008 Paris, France Henry Howard-Sneyd, Chairman of Asian Arts, Americas, and …
French collector Melchior Dejouany and Hong Kong collector Richard Kan at Christie’s Paris exhibition The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread – Important Vietnamese Artworks from the Melchior Dejouany Collection, 9 Avenue Matignon 75008 Paris, France Hong Kong collector Richard Kan (Courtesy Sotheby’s) Richard Kan is a Hong Kong-based collector of international repute of objects of fine art, an organizer of important exhibitions worldwide …
Jean Siméon Chardin’s Le Melon entamé fetched EUR €26,730,000 at Christie’s Paris, 12 June 2024 Chardin was the pre-eminent still-life painter of his day and would go on to inspire Manet, Matisse and Cezanne. This masterpiece from the Rothschild family collection is offered with the estimate EUR 8,000,000 – 12,000,000 in Maîtres Anciens: Peintures – Sculptures on 12 June 2024 at Christie’s Paris Le melon …
The Melchior Dejouany Collection: The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread at Christie’s Paris, 8-12 June 2024 Paris – Christie’s associated with the seventh edition of the Asian Spring in Paris. To celebrate the centenary of the creation of the School of Fine Arts of Indochina, Christie’s Paris present from June 8 to 13 an exhibition of important artworks from the Melchior Dejouany Collection …
Hoang Tich Chu (Vietnam, 1912-2003) La Haute-Région du Tonkin (Tonkinese Upper Region) signed and dated ‘H T Chu 9⁄50’ (lower right) lacquer on panel each: 90 x 46 cm. (35 3⁄8 x 18 1⁄8 in.) (5) overall: 90 x 230 cm. (35 3⁄8 x 90 1⁄2 in.) Painted in 1950 Offered with 1 original sketch and 3 drawings by the artist Christie’s Paris: The Phoenix …
Chardin was the pre-eminent still-life painter of his day and would go on to inspire Manet, Matisse and Cezanne. This masterpiece from the Rothschild family collection is offered with the estimate EUR 8,000,000 – 12,000,000 in Maîtres Anciens: Peintures – Sculptures on 12 June 2024 at Christie’s Paris Le melon entamé is one of the artist’s most important works, and it remains in private hands. …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) Tête de femme (Head of a Woman) signed ‘Vu Cao Dam’ (on the back of the neck) terracotta sculpture with artist’s base Sculpture: 20 (H) x 12 x 10 cm. (7 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.) Socle: 6 x 7 x 6.8 cm. (2 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.) Executed circa 1939 The Melchior …
Speeches of the French collector Melchior Dejouany and Christie’s Vietnamese Art Senior Expert Jean-François Hubert at the exhibition The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread – Important Vietnamese Artworks from the Melchior Dejouany Collection at Christie’s Paris Recap of the speech of Christie’s Vietnamese Art Senior Expert Jean-François Hubert
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) La baignade (Bathing) signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le Pho’ (lower left) gouache and ink on silk 46 x 30.5 cm. (18 1/8 x 12 in.) painted circa 1938 one seal of the artist The Melchior Dejouany Collection: The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread, Christie’s Paris
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Retour de la cueillette (Back from Fruit Picking) signed and dated ‘MAI TR THU 1935’ (lower right) pastel, charcoal, and chalk on paper 58.8 x 38.8 cm. (23 1/8 x 15 1/4 in.) Executed in 1935 one seal of the artist The Melchior Dejouany Collection: The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread, Christie’s Paris Provenance Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 …
Invitation to a Vietnamese art exhibition “La colle du phénix et le fil de soie brisé: œuvres vietnamiennes majeures de la collection Melchior Dejouany” (“Phoenix Glue and Silk Thread: major Vietnamese works from Melchior Dejouany Collection”) at Christie’s Paris, 9 Avenue Matignon, Paris, France, with no fewer than nine artists, including Le Pho, Mai Trung Thu, Vu Cao Dam, Nguyen Gia Tri, Hoang Tich Chu, …
To celebrate the centenary of the establishment of the School of Fine Arts of Indochina (1924-2024), Christie’s Paris, associated with Printemps Asiatique Paris, presents, from 8 to 13 June 2024, a Vietnamese art exhibition “La colle du phénix et le fil de soie brisé: œuvres vietnamiennes majeures de la collection Melchior Dejouany” (“Phoenix Glue and Silk Thread: major Vietnamese works from Melchior Dejouany Collection”) at …
Works by Vietnamese artists Le Pho, Vu Cao Dam, Nguyen Tu Nghiem, Nguyen Nam Son, Nguyen Sang… on display and auction sale at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2024. Christie’s 20th Century Art Day sale this year features works by Asian masters bridging the East and the West, as well as their prominent contemporaries in Europe and the Americas; the auction traces how modern art …
