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Tran Nguyen Dan (Vietnam, B. 1941) Le temple Hon Chen (Hon Chen Temple) & Paysage (Landscape) Le temple Hon Chen (Hon Chen Temple) signed and dated 'Dan 08' (lower left); titled and numbered 'ĐIỆN HÒN CHÉN 1-09' (lower right) gouache on silk 96 x 77.5 cm. (37 3/4 x 30 1/2 in.) Executed in 2008 Paysage (Landscape) ...

One of the rarest and most historically important surviving works by Nguyen Phan Chanh. Nguyen Phan Chanh’s La Jeune Fille Lavant des Légumes (Young Girl Washing Vegetables), painted in 1931, remains among the most poetic and intimate masterpieces of early modern Vietnamese art. Executed in gouache and ink on silk, the painting reflects the singular ...

Presented in Singapore ahead of its auction in Hong Kong on 28 March 2026, Visions of Vietnam: The Melchior Dejouany Collection reveals a rare and quietly profound vision of Vietnamese art, one shaped not by immediacy, but by time, patience, and an enduring sensitivity to cultural nuance. Drawn from a private collection formed over decades, ...

Christie's Singapore Preview: Visions of Vietnam: The Melchior Dejouany Collection Christie’s Singapore presents Visions of Vietnam: The Melchior Dejouany Collection, a thoughtfully assembled survey of Vietnamese modern and contemporary art, shaped over decades by a deeply personal vision. Bringing together artists including Lê Phổ, Mai Trung Thứ, Vũ Cao Đàm, Nguyễn Trung, Nguyễn Kim Đồng, Bùi ...

Henri Matisse (France, 1869-1954) in the room-workshop of the old Régina Hotel on the Cimiez hill in Nice, sitting in his bed following paralysis, drawing the figures of the Vence chapel on the walls with a charcoal attached to a pole; taken by Walter Carone (Italy/France, 1920–1982) in April 1950. In 1941, the French artist ...

Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Portrait de dame (Portrait of a Lady) signed in Chinese, signed ‘Le pho’ (lower right) ink and gouache on silk 76 x 52 cm. (29 7/8 x 20 1/2 in.) Painted circa 1940 one seal of the artist Provenance Curtis family at the Palazzo Barbaro, Venice Thence by descent to the ...

It was a true privilege to be welcomed into the Singapore home of Philippe Damas, an esteemed collector. The afternoon was one of warmth, shared with painter Boi Tran and Francis Belin, former President of Christie’s Asia, a guiding voice in the art world. Held just before the Christie’s Hong Kong auction, Philippe’s collection, A ...

Selected magnificent Vietnamese works of art in the upcoming auction at Christie’s Hong Kong, 20th Century Day Sale on 27 September 2025 https://thucdoan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Christies-Vietnamese-Art.mp4

Pham Hau (Vietnam, 1903-1995) Au Paysage Low table in polychrome lacquer, with embossed gold lacquer decoration. Made in the 1940s. Height: 39.5 cm (15 ½ in.); Length: 106.5 cm (41 7⁄8 in.); Depth: 106.5 cm (41 7⁄8 in.) Estimate EUR 20,000 – EUR 30,000 Price realised EUR 40,320 Christie's Paris, Art d’Asie, 10 June 2025

Rue de Hanoi (Hanoi Street) by Bùi Xuân Phái — a work that epitomizes the artist’s profound and enduring fascination with the streets of Hanoi, a motif he returned to time and again with almost obsessive devotion. His art is distinguished by this intimate, melancholic dialogue with the city’s soul, rendered in bold strokes and ...