Archive, Fine Art, Southeast Asian Art

Tran Phuc Duyen (Vietnam, 1923-1993)
Les cueilleuses de la moyenne région au tonkin (The Pickers of the Middle Region in Tonkin)
signed and inscribed 'TRAN-PHUC-DUYEN
ARTISTE-LAQUEUR HANOI VIETNAM 146
AV. DU GRAND BOUDDHA' (on the reverse)
lacquer on panel
74.5 × 51 cm. (29 3/8 × 20 1/8 in.)
Executed circa 1948

Details of Tran Phuc Duyen's signature

The inscription 'TRAN-PHUC-DUYEN ARTISTE-LAQUEUR HANOI VIETNAM 146 AV. DU GRAND BOUDDHA' (on the reverse)

Tran Phuc Duyen (Vietnam, 1923-1993)
Le chemin du marché (The Way to the Market)
signed and dated 'Duyen 48' (lower right); signed again and inscribed 'TRAN-PHUC-DUYEN ARTISTE-LAQUEUR HANOI VIETNAM 146 AV. DU GRAND BOUDDHA' (on the reverse)
lacquer on panel
50 × 64.5 cm. (19 5/8 × 25 3/8 in.)
Executed circa 1948 one seal of the artist

Provenance
Private collection, France
Thence by descent to the present owner

Estimate
HKD 150,000-300,000
USD 20,000-38,000

Price Realised HKD 529,200 at Christie's Hong Kong, 24 September 2023