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To Ngoc Van (1906-1954) Deux femmes (Two Ladies) signed in Chinese, signed again and dated 'Ngoc Van 41' (lower right) mixed media on paper 59 x 32 cm. (23 1⁄4 x 12 5⁄8 in.) Executed in 1941 Provenance Joseph Inguimberty (gifted from the artist) Michel Inguimberty, son of Joseph Inguimberty (by descent from the above) ...

Tran Phuc Duyen (1923-1993) La prière (Prayer) signed and dated 'TRÂǸ PHÚC DUYĒN 1944' (lower right) gouache on silk 62 x 89 cm. (24 3⁄8 x 35 in.) Painted in 1944 one seal of the artist Provenance Private collection of Nguyen Cang, France Acquired from the above by the present owner Estimate HKD 300,000 – ...

Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) Le poète (The Poet) signed, inscribed and dated ‘Vu cao dam Vence 1953’ (lower right) mixed media on board 61 x 50 cm. (24 x 19 5⁄8 in.) Executed in 1953 Provenance Private collection (gifted from the artist) Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2023, lot 240 Acquired at the above ...

Alix Aymé (France, 1894-1989) Portrait d'une jeune fille (Portrait of a Girl) signed Alix Aymé (lower left) oil on canvas 55.5 x 46 cm. (21 7⁄8 x 18 1⁄8 in.) Painted circa 1938 Provenance Collection of Paul Mus, France Christie's Singapore, 2 April 2000, lot 39 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner ...

Bui Xuan Phai (Vietnam, 1920-1988) Acteurs du Cheo (Cheo Actors) signed 'Phai' (lower left) lacquer on panel 31.6 x 45.8 cm. (12 1⁄2 x 18 in.) Executed in 1983-1984 Provenance Collection of Pham Tuy, Hanoi Acquired from the above by the present owner Literature A. Mashadi (ed.) and R.L. Keong (ed.), Visions & Enchantment: Southeast ...

Nguyen Gia Tri (1908-1993) Bateaux dans la baie d'Halong (Fishing Boats in Ha Long Bay) signed and dated 'Ng Tri 60' (lower right) lacquer on panel 37 x 45 cm. (14 5⁄8 x 17 3⁄4 in.) Executed in 1960 Provenance Private collection, Vietnam (commissioned from the artist) Private collection, USA (acquired from the above in ...

Alix Aymé (1894-1989) La jeune femme et le fleuve (The Young Lady and the River) signed 'ALIX AYMÉ' (lower right) lacquer on panel 38.5 x 56 cm. (15 1⁄8 x 22 in.) Executed in the 1940s Provenance Jean-Marc Delvaux, 7 March 2007, lot 48 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Estimate HKD ...

Henri Emile Vollet (1861-1945) Commémoration à la stèle d'un lettré, Tonkin (Commemoration at the Stele of a Scholar, Tonkin) signed 'H. VolleT' (lower right) oil on canvas 54.5 x 73 cm. (21 1⁄2 x 28 3⁄4 in.) Painted in 1902 Provenance Collection of Paul Doumer, Governor General of Indochina (1897-1902) Aguttes, 2 June 2023, lot ...

Joseph Inguimberty (1896-1971) Dans les rizières (In the Rice Fields) signed and dated 'INGUIMBERTY 1930' (lower right) oil on canvas 73 x 120 cm. (28 3⁄4 x 47 1⁄4 in.) Painted in 1930 Provenance Saint Germain en Laye Enchères, 21 March 2010, lot 270 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Literature G. ...

Nguyen Sang (Vietnam, 1923-1988) Family signed, inscribed with monogram and dated 'hn NG SANG 1957' (upper left) ink and gouache on silk 77.8 x 97 cm. (30 5⁄8 x 38 1⁄4 in.) Painted in 1957 Provenance Private collection, Vietnam (gift from the artist) Private collection, France (acquired from the above) Acquired from the above by ...