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November 26, 2022 Archive, Artists, Documentaries, Photographs

Mr. Jean Volang 59, a Vietnamese Born contemporary French Artist who flew into Sydney this morning to accompany a exhibition of his works which will be shown at the Sydney Opera House, Exhibition Hall 24th to 31st March. March 20, 1980. (Photo by Trevor James Robert Dallen/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).

Jean Volang (Vietnam/France, 1921-2005), at the age of 59, a Vietnamese-born contemporary French artist who flew into Sydney to accompany an exhibition of his works showcased at the Sydney Opera House, Exhibition Hall 24 - 31 March 1980. Photo by Trevor James Robert Dallen on 20 March 1980.

Portrait of Empress Nam Phuong (1913–1963), the last Empress of the Nguyễn Dynasty, was executed in Hue on 24 March 1934 by the French painter-traveller Léa Lafugie, on the occasion of the enthronement ceremony of the Empress according to the imperial decree conferring the title of Empress Nam Phuong.

The work was previously presented at Drouot Paris @drouot_paris | Boisgirard-Antonini, Arts de l’Asie et de l’Orient, on 14 June 2019 (lot 336).

LÉA LAFUGIE (1880–1972)
Portrait of Empress Nam Phuong (1913–1963), on the Day of her Enthronement, Hué, 24 March 1934
signed (lower right); inscribed and dated ‘Hué, 24 mars 1934’ (lower right)
ink, colours and white gouache on paper
46.5 × 31 cm. (18¼ × 12¼ in.)
on the seal of the artist

Drouot Paris | Boisgirard-Antonini, Paris, Arts de l’Asie et de l’Orient, 14 June 2019, lot 336.

Nguyen Cao Thuong
Dòng Chảy Không Ngắt Quãng Của Lịch Sử (The Unbroken Continuum of History)
signed and dated (lower right)
oil on canvas
123 × 290 cm. (48 3/8 × 114 1/8 in.)
Executed in 1989–1990

Jean Volang