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Christie’s Singapore Preview – An unprecedented, cross-category Hong Kong Autumn Auctions highlights preview, the gorgeous exhibition of masterpieces well displayed in Singapore. My favourite this time is the rare and unique ‘Flower’ painted by Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) yet the best one I have seen in my life. Christie’s Singapore Preview 28-30 October 2022 Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall, 9 Empress Place, Singapore 179556 The …
Exclusive Interview Recap with Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) and his wife Paulette Vaux, at their home in Paris in 1997 directed and executed by Mr Jean-François Hubert, Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art. “Throughout my life, in France, and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Hanoi, until now, if we were able to recover Le Pho’s paintings, there might be a few thousand of them”, Le Pho …
Photograph of Tran Quang Tran (Vietnam, 1900-1969) gifted by architect Tran Hung, son of Tran Quang Tran. Tran Quang Tran (1900-1969), known as Ngym, and also Nghi Am, is an immensely gifted artist whose talent is yet to be fully discovered. He entered the Hanoi College of Fine Arts in 1927 and graduated in 1932 in the school’s third graduating class. While most students starting …
Inside the home of Ngo Manh Duc (B. 1941), son of Le Thi Luu (Vietnam/France, 1911-1988) and his collection. Paintings later presented at Christie’s Auction Sale: The Ngo Manh Duc Collection or The Homage of a Son to His Mother, Hong Kong, November 24, 2019. Ngo Manh Duc’s home, Périgord, France A sanctuary at the heart of the Périgord region in France. A magnificent building restored and …
Ngo Manh Duc (B. 1941), son of Le Thi Luu (Vietnam, 1911-1988) and Mr Jean-François Hubert, Christie’s Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art along with Le Thi Luu’s masterpieces at Ngo Manh Duc’s home. Paintings presented at Christie’s Auction Sale: The Ngo Manh Duc Collection or The Homage of a Son to His Mother, Hong Kong, November 24, 2019.
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam, 1906-1980) posing in front of his works at the exposition: “Résidence supérieure de l’Annam”, Hue, 1932; including La jeune femme de Hué (Young Lady from Hué), Jeune Fille au bouquet de lotus – Mademoiselle Phuong (Young Lady with the Lotus Bouquet – Mrs Phuong), La Mariée (The Bride),…
Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) and his ‘Mother and Child’ at his studio in Saigon on May 25, 2015. Mother and Child, signed and dated ‘NgTrung 2015’ (lower left), oil on canvas, 160 x 120 cm. (62 ⁶³/₆₄ x 47 ¹/₄ in.), painted in 2015. Featured on artbook “Nguyen Trung Works” published by Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Art Exchange Center, it belongs to …
Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) and Mr Jean-François Hubert, Christie’s Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art, France, 1996; in front of Le Pho’s Age of Happiness In 1995, Wally Findlay Galleries quoted a dialogue between Artist Le Pho and Mr Hubert. Mr Hubert: “Master, which is your preferred period?” With no hesitation, Artist Le Pho answered: “My Findlay.”
Le Thi Luu (Vietnam, 1911-1988) sitting on the right of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam, 1890-1969) on his special occasion to Paris for The Fontainebleau Agreements which were a proposed arrangement between the France and the Vietminh, made in 1946 before the outbreak of the First Indochina War. The agreements affiliated Vietnam under the French Union. At the meetings, Ho Chi Minh pushed for Vietnamese independence …
Mr Jean-François Hubert, Christie’s Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art and Michel Vu, son of Vu Cao Dam (Vietnamese, 1908-2000), Paris, January 10, 2009. Michel Vu, the son of Vu Cao Dam, uttering in a private correspondence (2020) has kindly agreed to comment on his father’s work I would like to thank you, Mr Jean-François Hubert, for making me discover this painting of bathers by my father. …
Le Thi Luu (Vietnam/France, 1911-1988) in Hanoi, circa 1928. A graduate from the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine (the Fine Arts School of Indochina) which was established by Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) in Hanoi in 1925, is considered as one of the best female Vietnamese artists. Her painings are noted for the soft hues and a romantic sentiment which touched the hearts of many. The artist …
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam, 1906-1980) posing in front of a commemorative painting in Macon, France circa 1941. The monument titled in Latin “Visi Sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori: Illi Autem Sunt In Pace.” (In The Eyes Of Fools They Appeared To Die: But They Are At Peace) from the Bible “Book of Wisdom”, chapter 3 verses 02-03, to the dead during the war between 1914 and 1918.
Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) in front of the half-finished painting of The École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine, 1923 It took Tardieu several years to complete the 160m2 commissioned work requiring long and intricate research during which he undertook to create the most ideal and harmonious composition. In the forefront of his ensemble, Tardieu chose to place the Vietnamese characters moving back further into the background …
Nguyen Tuong Lan (Vietnam, 1906-1946) in front of one of his works, today found in the Fine Arts Museum of Hanoi. Nguyen Tuong Lan (Vietnam, 1906-1946) in front of one of his works, today found in the Fine Arts Museum of Hanoi. There is only a few sentences about Nguyen Tuong Lan cited from Wikipedia as below: Nguyen Tuong Lan (1906-1946), a Vietnamese painter and …
Mr Zhang Zhiyong, President of Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Art Exchange Center and Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) with Ripened Fruit Season, signed and dated ‘Ng.Trung 2015″ (lower left), oil on canvas, 150 x 200 cms. (59 ¹/₁₆ x 78 ⁴⁷/₆₄ in.), painted in 2015 at his studio in Saigon, May 25, 2015. The painting belongs to Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Art …
Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) having a look at his painting printed on Christie’s Catalogue. Photograph taken at Le Pho’s Home, Paris by Mr Jean-François Hubert in March 1999. For the second time in history, a Vietnamese painting was featured on the front page catalogue by one of the most legendary auctioneers in the world – Christie’s. Painting now belongs to National Gallery Singapore.
Michel Inguimberty, son of Joseph Inguimberty (France, 1896-1971) and Mr Jean-François Hubert, Marseille, south of France, 1996. Joseph Inguimberty had been teaching at the Fine Arts School of Hanoi for fifteen years when he started on this painting in 1940. He was teaching the decorative arts but also favoured teaching lacquer. It is under his aegis that the native masters of Vietnamese painting bloomed. While Le …
A gathering of Paulette Vaux (wife of Le Pho), Renée Appriou (wife of Vu Cao Dam), Vu Cao Dam and Le Pho (left to right), Saint Paul de Vence, France, 1975. Le Pho holds in his hand a painting painted by Michel Vu, the son of Vu Cao Dam and Renée Appriou. The work represents Pierre, the son of Le Pho and Paulette, with Plum his young …
