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Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Au bord de l’étang (By the Pond) signed and dated ‘MAI THU 1944’ (lower right); signed and titled ‘Mai Thu au bord de l’étang’ (on the reverse) ink and gouache on silk 58 x 44.5 cm. (22 7⁄8 x 17 1⁄2 in.) Painted in 1944 one seal of the artist Price Realised HKD 3,500,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 2 December …
Tran Binh Loc (1914-1941) La soeur et le petit frère (Siblings) signed in Chinese, signed and dated ‘Tran Binh Loc 1934’ (lower left) ink and gouache on silk 61 x 45.5 cm. (24 x 17 7⁄8 in.) Painted in 1934 PROVENANCE Private Collection, France This lot is consigned through Christie’s partner auction house Marambat-Malafosse, Toulouse, France.
Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980) Le pont (The Bridge) signed and dated ‘MAI THU 1956’ (lower right) gouache on silk laid down on cardboard in the original frame by the artist 53.5 x 44.5 cm. (21 1⁄8 x 17 1⁄2 in.) Painted in 1956 one seal of the artist MAI THU, 1954, LE PONT: THE HAPPINESS OF THE RITE Mai Thu, proud to be Tonkinese, depicts …
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Le petit pêcheur du lac (Child Fishing by The Lake) signed ‘MAI THU’ and dated 1974 in Chinese (upper left) ink and gouache on silk in the artist’s original frame 39 x 55 cm. (15 3⁄8 x 21 5⁄8 in.) Painted in 1974 one seal of the artist Price Realised HKD 1,625,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 2 December 2021 MAI …
Le Pho (1907-2001) La Toilette de l’Enfant (Child Bathing) signed in Chinese, signed Le Pho (lower left); titled and inscribed ‘toilette de l’enfant No. 5’ with a stamp from Algerian customs (on the reverse) ink and gouache on silk 62.5 x 45 cm. (24 5 ⁄ 8 x 17 3/4 in.) Painted circa 1938-1940 LE PHO, LA TOILETTE DE L’ENFANT: THE UNREASONABLE SILENCE OF THE …
Christie’s, 20th Century Art, Hong Kong, 2 December 2021 Christie’s Hong Kong brings together a diverse selection of works by modern artists from East and West. Vietnamese modern art will kick off the sale with paintings by celebrated artists Mai Trung Thu, Le Pho, Nguyen Phan Chanh and a five-panel lacquer masterpiece by Hoang Tich Chu. Along with these Vietnamese paintings, works by European modern …
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Le Petit Garçon (The Little Boy) signed ‘Le Pho’, signed again in Chinese (upper left) ink and gouache on silk laid on paper 28 x 21 cm. (11 x 8 1/4 in.) Painted circa 1937 one seal of the artist Provenance Gifted by the artist to the former owner, Mrs Tholance-Lorenzi Thence by descent to the present owner Private Collection, France Christie’s Hong …
The Hekking Mona Lisa was sold at Christie’s in Paris, on 18 June 2021 by a European collector with a price realised USD$3,400,000 (EUR€2,900,000), 10 to 15 times more than Christie’s had estimated and the most ever paid for a replica of Mona Lisa. École Italienne du début du XVIIe siècle, Suiveur de Leonardo da Vinci (Italy, 1452-1519) The Hekking Mona Lisa oil on canvas …
Christie’s Women in Art, Paris, 16 June 2021 Paris – For the first time, Christie’s in France will hold a sale dedicated to women artists, covering all mediums – ancient and modern paintings, sculptures, books and autographed letters, photographs, engravings, design, jewels, fashion. The panorama will pay tribute to women artists working over five centuries, of different nationalities, all of whom have marked art history, from …
Hoang Tich Chu (Vietnam, 1912-2003) & Nguyen Tien Chung (Vietnam, 1914-1976) Goldfish in a pond signed and dated ‘Hoang Tich Chu Nguyen Tien Chung 1943’ (lower right) lacquer on panel each: 100.2 x 33 cm (39 1/2 x 13 in.) (6) overall: 100.2 x 198 cm. (39 ½ x 78 in.) Executed in 1943 Price Realised HKD 1,750,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 May 2021
Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980) L’Aube Nouvelle (New Dawn) signed ‘MAI THU’, dated ’74’ in Chinese (lower right) ink and gouache on silk in the original artist’s frame 94 x 36 cm. (37 x 14 1/8 in.) Painted in 1974 one seal of the artist Price Realised HKD 4,000,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 May 2021 Mai Trung Thu’s L’Aube Nouvelle (New Dawn) at Christie’s auction, Hong …
Le Pho (1907-2001) La femme au panier (Lady with a Basket) signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le pho’ (upper left) ink and gouache on silk 44.5 x 29.5 cm. (17 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.) Painted circa 1938 one seal of the artist LE PHO, LA FEMME AU PANIER: THE POST CARD AND THE VISITING CARD In 1938, having been in France for a …
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Un paisible après-midi d’été (A peaceful summer afternoon) signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le pho’ (lower right); titled ‘un paisible après midi d’été’ (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 115 x 148 cm. (45 ¼ x 58 ¼ in.) Painted circa 1975 Price Realised HKD 3,250,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 May 2021
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) La Joconde (Mona Lisa) signed ‘MAI THU’ and dated ’74’ in Chinese (lower right) ink and gouache on silk 53.5 x 37.5 cm. (21 1/8 x 14 3/4) Painted in 1974 one seal of the artist Price Realised HKD 5,625,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 24 May 2021 MAI TRUNG THU, LA JOCONDE (MONA LISA), 1974: THE OTHER ONE’S SMILE Mai …
Christie’s 20th/21st Century Art, Hong Kong, 25 May 2021 brings together a diverse selection of works by modern artists from East and West. Vietnamese modern art will kick off the sale with paintings by celebrated artists Mai Trung Thu, Le Pho, Vu Cao Dam and a rediscovered masterpiece by Joseph Inguimberty. Along with Vietnamese works, paintings by European modern artists will converse with those of …
Le Pho (1907-2001) Jeune femme attachant son foulard (Young Lady Tying Her Scarf) signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le pho’ (upper right) ink and gouache on silk 59.5 x 48.5 cm (23 3/8 x 19 1/8 in.) Painted circa 1938 one seal of the artist The year 1938 is undoubtedly a pinnacle year in Le Pho’s oeuvre. Indeed, he had returned to Paris in …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) La déesse rouge (The red goddess) signed and dated ‘Vu cao dam 72’ (lower left); signed again, titled and dated ‘La déesse rouge Vu cao dam 1972’, and signed in Chinese (on the reverse) oil on canvas 119 x 91.5 cm. (46 7/8 x 36 in.) Painted in 1972 Price Realised HKD 1,000,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 May 2021
The world record for the artist Nguyen Phan Chanh’s Les Couturières (Seamstresses at Work) with HKD 10,930,000 (USD 1,396,144) at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2020. Nguyen Phan Chanh (1892-1984) Les Couturières (Seamstresses at Work) signed and dated ‘Hong Nan Early Summer of Gengwu Year’ in Chinese (upper left); inscribed in Chinese (upper right); titled and inscribed ‘Les Couturières 102 5 x 93’ (on the …
Vu Cao Dam (1908-2000) Le thé (Tea) signed in Chinese (lower right) ink and gouache on silk mounted on board and in silk mounting 45.8 x 51.5 cm. (18 x 20 1/4 in.) Painted circa. 1930 one seal of the artist Provenance Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2020 Private Collection, France Collection of Jean-Marc Lefèvre, Paris, France “Hanging on my wall for 22 years, this …
Vu Cao Dam’s Femmes au bain (Women Bathing), Collection of Mr Jean-Marc Lefèvre, on display and sale at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2020 Vu Cao Dam’s Femmes au bain (Women Bathing), Collection of Mr Jean-Marc Lefèvre Vu Cao Dam (1908-2000) Femmes au bain (Women Bathing) signed and dated ‘vu cao dam 1944’ (lower right) ; inscribed and titled ‘No 5 femmes au bain’ (on the …
Detail of Mai Trung Thu’s La conversation (Conversation), Collection of Mr Jean-Marc Lefèvre, Paris, France Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980) La conversation (Conversation) signed ‘MAI THU’, dated in Chinese (lower left) ink and gouache on silk in the original artist’s frame 46 x 61 cm. (18 1/8 x 24 in.) Painted in 1977 one seal of the artist PROVENANCE Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2020 Private …
Pham Hau (Vietnam, 1903-1995) Cerfs et biches dans la Moyenne region, Tonkin (Deer and Doe in the Midlands,Tonkin) signed in Chinese (lower right) lacquer on panel each: 152 x 36 cm. (60 x 14 1/8 in.) (6) overall: 152 x 216 cm. (60 x 85 in.) Executed circa. 1938 one seal of the artist Price Realised HKD 3,750,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2020 …
Christie’s A Landmark Collection of Vietnamese Art: The Jean-Marc Lefèvre Collection, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 3 December 2020 Christie’s Modern and Contemporary Art Morning Session will take place in Hong Kong this December. The sale will offer a curated mix of paintings by Modern Asian and Western Masters such as Sanyu, Ding Yanyong, Chen Yifei, Yun Gee and André Brasilier; alongside with The …
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Jeune fille au voile blanc (Lady with a White Veil) signed in Chinese, signed ‘Lepho’ (upper left); titled and inscribed ‘jeune fille au voile blanc No. 45’ (on the reverse) ink and gouache on silk 28.4 x 24.3 cm. (11 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.) Painted circa. 1938 one seal of the artist Provenance Collection of Jean-Marc Lefèvre, Paris, France Price Realised HKD …
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Les Anthuriums (Anthuriums) signed ‘Le pho’ and signed again in Chinese (lower right) oil on canvas 114 x 147 cm. (44 7/8 x 57 7/8 in.) Painted circa. 1975 Provenance Collection of Jean-Marc Lefèvre, Paris, France Price Realised HKD 1,875,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2020
The Terror Of War, known as “Napalm Girl”, 1972 by Nick Ut (Vietnam/America, B. 1951) The faces of collateral damage and friendly fire are generally not seen. This was not the case with 9-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc. On June 8, 1972, Associated Press photographer Nick Ut was outside Trang Bang, about 25 miles northwest of Saigon, when the South Vietnamese Air Force mistakenly dropped …
André Maire (France 1898-1984) La belle Tonkinoise: The pretty Tonkinese signed and dated ‘Andre Maire, 1958’ (lower left); inscribed on the reverse ‘Andre Maire, 8 Rue Changarnier, Paris 12, Salon D’Outre Mer’ oil on canvas 25 x 21 in. (64 x 53 cm) Exhibited Paris, Salon D’Outre Mer, 1958 André Jules Maire, born in Paris on September 28, 1898 and died in the same city …
Boi Tran (Vietnam, B. 1957) Pagoda Visiting signed ‘Btran’ (lower left) oil on canvas 150 x 150 cm. (59 1/16 x 59 1/16 in.) painted in 2010 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Collection of Boi Tran Garden, Vietnam Private Collection, Asia The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the artist
Boi Tran (Vietnam, B. 1957) In Centuries-old Garden signed ‘BTran’ (lower right, right panel) lacquer on panel, tetraptych each 120 x 80 cm. (47¼ x 31½ in.) overall 120 x 240 cm. (47¼ x 94½ in.) Painted in 2015 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam Private Collection, Asia
Do Duc Thuan (Vietnam, 1989-1907) Port on the Red River signed and dated ‘D.D.Thuan_Hanoi_1933’ (lower left) color woodcut 47.5 x 43.5 cm. (18.7 x 17.1 in.) Executed in 1933 Do Duc Thuan, Port On The Red River, 1933 or a little turn and then goes away? Born in 1898 in Hanoi, on Takou Street, Do Duc Thuan came from a traditional Confucian family. Little is …
Thang Tran Phenh (Vietnam, 1890-1972) Scenes of Old Vietnam signed ‘T T Phenh’ (lower right of seven; lower left of two) nine watercolour on paper each: 23.5 x 32.5 cm. (9 ½ x 13 in.) (9) This series of nine watercolors is absolutely unique in Vietnamese painting: they can be dated around 1930-1935 when the painter who graduated from the Fine-art School of Hanoi in 1931 and …
Tran Van Can (Vietnam, 1910-1994) & Nguyen Khang (Vietnam, 1912-1989) L’Arrivée de la Mariée avec Son Cortège signed and dated 1944 in Chinese with seals of the artist on the reverse lacquer on panel 122.5 by 30cm.; 48¼ by 11¾in. 122.5 by 240cm.; 48¼ by 94½in. (8) executed in 1944 The Bride’s arrival with her procession This majestic folding screen (122,5 x 240 cm) created …
Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) Le Bain de Mer (The Bath at Sea) signed in Chinese and signed ‘Le pho’ (lower right); titled ‘Le bain de mer’ (on the reverse) ink and gouache on silk laid on paper 88 x 56.5 cm. (34 5/8 x 22 1/4 in.) Painted circa. 1938 one seal of the artist Provenance Anon. Sale, Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 October 2003, lot …
Joseph Inguimberty (1869-1971) Femmes Tonkinoises dans la Rizière (Tonkinese Women in the Rice Field) Signed ‘INGUIMBERTY’ (lower right) oil on canvas 129.5 x 162 cm. (51x 63 ¾ in.) Painted circa 1935 Joseph Inguimberty: The Founding Father In Love With The Vietnam Land Joseph Inguimberty was born in Marseille on January 18th, 1896. When it came to painting he always found inspiration in his father’s …
Nguyen Gia Tri (Vietnam, 1908-1993) Les Élégantes (The Elegant) signed and dated ‘Ng. Tri 68’ (lower right) lacquer on panel 80 x 40 cm. (31 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.) Painted in 1968 Provenance A commissioned gift to the grandparents of the previous owner Private Collection, Sweden Acquired from the above by the present owner Private Collection, Bangkok, Thailand Lacquer is an art form so …
Joseph Inguimberty (Vietnam, 1890-1971) Femme au hamac (Woman in a Hammock) inscribed, dated, and signed ‘HANOI/1940/INGUIMBERTY’ (lower left) oil on paper laid on board 189 x 180 cm. (74 3/8 x 70 7/8 in.) Painted in 1940 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 …
Hoang Tich Chu (Vietnamese, 1912-2003) & Nguyen Tien Chung (Vietnam, 1914-1978) La Moyenne Région signed and dated ‘HOANG. TICH.CHU NG. TIEN. CHUNG 1942’ (lower right) lacquer on panel 100 x 150 cm. (39 3/8 x 59 in.) Executed in 1942 Price Realised HKD 4,620,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2017 It is indeed rare to encounter such a work in 20th century Vietnamese painting. …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam, 1908-2000) Couple signed and dated ‘Vu cao dam 1945’ (lower right) ink and gouache on silk 35 x 27.5 cm. (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.) Painted in 1945 Provenance A gift of the artist to his close friend, Doctor Tin Doan, Troyes, France Anon. Sale, Sotheby’s Singapore, 22 October 2006, lot 78 Acquired from the above sale by the present …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam, 1908-2000) Deux jeunes femmes (The two young Women) signed ‘vu cao dam’ (lower left) ink and gouache on silk 34 x 26 cm. (13.5 x 10.5 in.) Painted circa 1939 Vu Cao Dam was both painter and sculptor, splitting his activity between two representations, one three dimensional for sculptures and one two dimensional for paintings. In that sense, his importance in …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam, 1908-2000) Composition signed and dated ‘Vu Cao Dam 84’ (lower right); signed, titled and number ‘No. 1 1128/Composition/Vu cao dam’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 113 x 145 cm. (44 1/2 x 58 in.) Painted in 1984 Exhibited Chicago, USA, Vu Cao Dam Solo Exhibition, Wally Findlay Gallery, 1984. Price Realised HKD 1,500,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2017 …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam, 1908-2000) Le Cheval Blanc signed and dated ‘vu cao dam 61’ (lower left) oil on canvas 52 x 63.5 cm. (20 1/2 x 25 in.) Painted in 1961 Price Realised HKD 687,500 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2018 VU CAO DAM: THE FINDLAY PERIOD, BEFORE AND DURING Throughout his life, Vu Cao Dam repeated that his work was essentially drawn …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam, 1908-2000) L’Anneau de Jade (The Jade Ring) signed ‘Vu Cao Dam’ (lower right) gouache and ink on silk 21¼ x 17¾ in. (54 x 45 cm.) Painted circa 1950 Vu Cao Dam, “L’Anneau de Jade” or the primacy of the rite over the event Throughout his life, Vu Cao Dam often said that his works were essentially drawn from Kim Vân Kiêu, …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam, 1908-2000) Jeune Femme à L’Éventail mixed media on silk laid on panel 46 x 33cm. (18 x 13 in.) painted in 1951 This painting marks a significant change in the artist’s work. It was created in 1951 when the artist just arrived in Vence (south of France) after living a long time in Paris (since 1931) then in Vanves and a …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam, 1908-2000) The Cheo Actor Signed and dated ’40 lower right Ink and gouache on silk 39.5 x 25 cm. (15 1/4 x 10 in.) painted in 1940 When he painted this gouache and ink on silk in 1940, Vu Cao Dam was already living in Paris for nine years. In this terrible year 1940, it is very difficult to date exactly …
