Category: Southeast Asian Art

Truong Be (Vietnam, 1942-2020) Dans le Quang Tri (In Quang Tri) signed and dated 'TRUONG BE 2006-9' (lower left) lacquer on panel 135 x 225 cm. (53 1/8 x 88 5/8 in.) Executed between 2006 - 2009 The Melchior Dejouany Collection: The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread, Christie's Paris

Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Les Élégantes (Elegant Ladies) signed and dated 'ng.Trung 2000' (lower left) lacquer on panel (triptych) 120 x 238,5 cm. (47 1/4 x 93 7/8 in.) Executed in 2000 The Melchior Dejouany Collection: The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread, Christie's Paris

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 ...

Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Le Philosophe (The Philosopher) signed in Chinese, and signed 'lepho' (lower left) mixed media on silk laid on board 88 x 88 cm. (34 5/8 x 34 5/8 in.) Painted in 1956 The Melchior Dejouany Collection: The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread, Christie's Paris

Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) Le départ (The Departure) signed, inscribed and dated 'Vu Cao Dam, Vence 53' (lower left) mixed media on wood 54.7 x 46 cm. (21 1/2 x 18 1/8 in.) Painted in 1953 The Melchior Dejouany Collection: The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread, Christie's Paris

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...