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Le Pho (1907-2001) Couple d’Amoureux Parmi les Feuilles de Figuier (Loving Couple Among the Fig Leaves) signed ‘Le pho’ and signed again in Chinese (lower right) ink and gouache on silk 57.5 x 30 cm. (22 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.) Painted circa. 1938-1940 one seal of the artist Provenance Collection of Mr Tuan H Pham, California, USA Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2019 Le …
Le Pho (1907-2001) Nostalgie (Nostalgia) signed ‘Le pho’ and signed again in Chinese (lower right) ink and gouache on silk 60 x 45 cm. (23 5/8 x 17 3/4 in.) Painted in 1938 one seal of the artist Provenance Collection of Mr Tuan H Pham, California, USA Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2019 The year 1938 no doubt holds great significance and is a pinnacle …
Nguyen Phan Chanh (Vietnam, 1892-1984) La Laveuse (The Washer) signed and inscribed in Chinese (middle right) ink and gouache on silk 64 x 50 cm. (25 1/4 x 19 5/8 in.) Painted in 1931 Price realised HKD 2,980,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 24 Nov 2018 Works from Nguyen Phan Chanh’s early oeuvre are extremely rare, and any opportunity to present one is always a special …
Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Reclining Lady signed and dated ‘ng Trung 99’ (lower middle) lacquer on panel 90 x 120 cm. (35 3/8 x 47 1/4 in.) Painted in 1999 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Collection of Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2018 Price Realised HKD 162,500 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2018
Hong Kong collector Richard Kan (Courtesy Sotheby’s) Richard Kan is a Hong Kong-based collector of international repute of objects of fine art, an organizer of important exhibitions worldwide and a descendant of the founders of the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company, one of the most distinguished businesses in pre-Revolutionary China. Kan was schooled in Hong Kong and England and then launched a career in engineering and …
Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Good Year signed and dated ‘Ng. Trung 2007’ (lower middle) lacquer on panel 120 x 80 cm. (47 1/4 x 31 1/2 in.) Executed in 2007 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner Collection of Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2016
Nguyen Phan Chanh (Vietnam, 1892-1984) Enfant à l’oiseau (Child with Bird) signed and inscribed in Chinese (upper right) ink and gouache on silk in the original Gadin frame 65 x 50 cm. (25 5/8 x 19 5/8 in.) Painted 1931 one seal of the artist Price realised HKD 6,700,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2018 When Jean Tardieu, the son of the visionary Victor …
Nguyen Phan Chanh (Vietnam, 1892-1984) La Marchande de Ôc (The Snail Seller) signed and inscribed in Chinese (upper right) ink and gouache on silk laid on paper 88 x 65.5 cm. (34 5/8 x 25 3/4 in.) Painted in 1929 one seal of the artist Price realised HKD 4,660,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2018 A historic manifesto, a homage to the beauty of …
“A Perfect Evening of Companionship” with Dr Uri D Herscher, Founding President & CEO of Skirball Cultural Center, Executive Committee of WorkingNation at Boi Tran Garden, Thien An Hill, Hue, Vietnam on 13 March 2018. Left to right: Pamela Gayle Balton, Thuc Doan / Bem, Jeffrey Roger Balton, Myna Meshul Herscher, and Uri D. Herscher. Dear Bem, We all send loving hugs from Saigon. You treated …
Alix Tardieu’s words excerpted from her The Legacy of Victor and Jean Tardieu. Both Victor Tardieu and Jean Tardieu enjoyed success and recognition for their work for a good many years in their lifetime, as a painter and a writer respectively. Today, the public is discovering anew and once again seeking the artworks of my grandfather, while the literary works of my father are Jean have …
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Idylle (Idyll) signed ‘Le Pho’, signed again in Chinese (upper right) ink and gouache on silk 42 x 29 cm. (16 1/2 x 11 3/8 in.) Painted in the 1940s one seal of the artist Price Realised HKD 2,000,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 November 2017 VIETNAMESE PAINTING ON SILK In the late 1920s some students of the Fine Arts School …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) La Famille signed and dated ‘vu cao dam 84’ (lower right); signed, titled and inscribed ‘No.2 1129 La famille vu cao dam’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 86.5 x 116.5 cm. (35 x 45 7/8 in.) Painted in 1984 Price Realised HKD 750,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 November 2017 VU CAO DAM: A GENTLEMAN OF PASSION What struck …
Hoang Tich Chu (Vietnam, 1912-2003) Mother and Son signed and dated ‘h t chu 1960’ (lower left) lacquer on board 50 x 35 cm. (19 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.) Painted in 1960 Price Realised HKD 162,500 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 November 2017 Painters are by nature passionate beings capable of the greatest love. Passion and talent go hand in hand, and when talent …
Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Hue Ladies signed ‘NG. Trung’ (lower right) oil on canvas 131 x 180 cm. (51 5/8 x 70 7/8 in.) Painted around 1996 Provenance Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Exchange Center Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2017 Boi Tran Garden (formerly Minh Chau Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam) accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist NGUYEN TRUNG: GRACE …
Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Lady with Pomelos signed ‘ng. Trung 1995’ (lower left) lacquer on panel 119.5 x 79.5 cm. (47 x 31 1/4 in.) Painted in 1995 Provenance Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Exchange Center Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2017 Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam NGUYEN TRUNG: GRACE AGAINST DOGMATISM Certainly, the …
Jean François Hubert, Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art and Christie’s Team in front of the world record for the artist with the hammer price HKD$ 152,860,000 (USD$ 19,625,390) for 29.09.64. by Zao Wou-Ki (Zhao Wuji, French/Chinese, 1920-2013), executed in 1964, signed in Chinese and signed ‘ZAO’ (lower right); signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘ZAO WOU-KI 345 x 255 29.Sept.64. 254 x 344’ on the reverse through the medium of oil …
To Ngoc Van (Vietnam, 1906-1954) Le Songe du Lendemain (Dream of the Following Day) signed ‘To Ngoc Van’ (lower right) oil on canvas 47.5 x 40 cm. (18 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.) Painted circa 1940 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by Claude Mahoudeau, Hanoi, 1943 Private collection, Paris, France Price Realised HKD 350,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2017 Tô Ngọc Vân …
Jean-François Hubert, Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art in front of Christie’s, 8 King St, St. James’s, London, United Kingdom, 17 March 2017. Known as the world’s oldest fine art auctioneer, Christie’s has sold fine art, furniture, jewellery and wine since James Christie conducted the first sale in London on 5 December 1766. Ever since Christie’s has continued to provide the perfect backdrop for the sales of the …
Fine dining deepened in almost endless conversation with Mr Joe Boulos and Mr William Drea “Bro” Adams about the war, tradition, history and art of Vietnam at Boi Tran Garden, Thien An Hill, Hue, 16 March 2017. William Drea “Bro” Adams William Drea “Bro” Adams is an American educator and advocate for the humanities. He was the tenth Chair of the National Endowment for the …
Dexter How, Vice President, Head of Sale, Senior Specialist, Southeast Asian Art, Christie’s and Thuc Doan posing in front of Boi Tran’s works, Boi Tran Garden, Thien An Hill, Hue, Vietnam, February 11, 2017 Dexter How Based in Singapore and appointed as Director, Southeast Asia at LGDR on August 10, 2022, Dexter How will further enhance engagement and expand business in the region, reiterating LGDR’s …
Le Pho (1907-2001) La Jeune Fille Aux Pommes-Cannelle signed in Chinese and signed ‘Le Pho’ (upper right) ink and gouache on silk 60.5 x 45 cm. (23 7/8 x 17 3/4 in.) Painted in 1938 one seal of the artist Christie’s is pleased to present an extraordinary work: a milestone in the master painter Le Pho’s creative oeuvre. Indeed, this work uses all the same …
A Rare Vietnamese Qinan Incense Wood Formation The naturally formed wood has been meticulously trimmed to leave the densely formed dark resin and carved in the form in reminiscence of a pierced scholar’s rock. 12 5/8 in. (31.9 cm.), 1434g Japanese wood box Price Realised HKD 9,640,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 June 2016 Chenxiang and qinan are essentially the same type of resinous substances, produced by certain …
A Brown, Red and Gold Lacquered Wood Standing Figure of Luohan Lê Dynasty, Vietnam, 18th Century lacquer on wood 166 cm. (65 3/8 in.) high Provenance Couturier-de Nicolay, Hotel Durout, Paris, France, 5 February 1987 Acquired from the above by the present owner Private Collection, Europe Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 Price Realised HKD 200,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 TO BE …
A Stone Figure of Dvarapala Cham art, Tháp Mẫm style, Bình Ðịnh, Vietnam, 12th Century stone 52 cm. (20 1/2 in.) high Provenance Collection of a French officer in Vietnam, brought to France in 1952 Acquired from the above in 1986 Private Collection, Europe Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 Price Realised HKD 118,750 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 TO BE OR NOT TO …
A Stone Head of A Divinity Cham art, Tháp Mẫm Style, Bình Ðịnh, Vietnam, 11th – 12th Century stone 45 cm. (17 3/4 in.) high Provenance Collection of a French officer in Vietnam, brought to France in 1952 Acquired from the above in 1986 Private Collection, Europe Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 Price Realised HKD 150,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 TO …
Tran Dzu Hong (Vietnam, 1922-2002) Scene from Truyen Kieu signed and dated ‘Dzu Hong/60-61’ (lower right) lacquer on panel 250 x 150 cm. (98 3/8 x 59 in.) Executed in 1960-1961 Provenance Commissioned from the artist by Ngo Dinh Diem Thence by descent to the previous owner Acquired from the above by the present owner in the late 1980s, in California, U.S.A Price Realised HKD …
Christie’s Vietnamese Art Vanity – Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art, Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 On this particular occasion, Christie’s, for the very first time, published a separate Vietnamese Art Vanity – Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art. Zineng Wang Vice President, Senior Specialist, Head of Sale Southeast Asian Art Jean-François Hubert Senior Expert Vietnamese Art Dear Bem, We would like to personally thank …
Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980) Hunters signed ‘Mai Thu’ and dated in Chinese (lower left) ink and gouache on silk 100 x 70 cm. (39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in.) Painted in 1978 one seal of the artist Vietnamese artist Mai Trung Thu was part of the first batch graduating from the Indochine Academy of Fine Arts along with Le Pho and Nguyen Phan Chanh. Having …
Nguyen Gia Tri (Vietnam, 1908-1993) Beauté éternelle (Eternal Beauty) signed ‘Ng Tri’ (lower left) lacquer on board 89 x 61 cm. (35 x 24 in.) Painted in 1955 Price Realised HKD 2,440,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 [Nguyen Gia Tri] has redefined grace…, this grace is the little something that clothes a woman of charm, of coquetry, of a beauty beyond physical beauty. …
Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) Vietnamienne à l’enfant (Vietnamese Mother and Child) stamped with atelier stamp ‘Victor Tardieu’ (on canvas overlap and on the stretcher) oil on canvas 120 x 98 cm. (47 1/4 x 38 5/8 in.) Painted between 1922-1925 Provenance Collection The Legacy of Victor and Jean Tardieu of Mrs Alix Turolla-Tardieu, granddaughter of the artist Price Realised HKD 1,000,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 …
Alix Tardieu and The Legacy of Victor and Jean Tardieu: Vietnamienne à l’enfant (Vietnamese Mother and Child), one of the masterpieces by her grandfather Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) On 29 May 2016, to mark the 30th anniversary of Christie’s Asia, Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art unveils an exciting range of masterpieces by leading Asian artists at Christie’s Hong Kong Spring Auctions, Christie’s Hong Kong, …
Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Ladies in the Peach Garden signed and dated ‘ng. Trung 2006’ (middle right of right panel) lacquer on panel (triptych) each 120 x 80 cm. (47 1/4 x 31 1/2 in.) overall 120 x 240 cm. (47 1/4 x 94 1/2 in.) painted in 2006 Provenance Private Collection, Asia Christie’s Hong Kong, 2016 Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam Acquired directly …
Alix Tardieu and The Legacy of Victor and Jean Tardieu: Bust of Jean Tardieu sculptured by Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam, 1908-2000). On 29 May 2016, to mark the 30th anniversary of Christie’s Asia, Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art unveils an exciting range of masterpieces by leading Asian artists at Christie’s Hong Kong Spring Auctions, Christie’s Hong Kong, Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated …
Bust of Jean Tardieu sculpted by Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam, 1908-2000) Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam, 1908-2000) Bust of Jean Tardieu signed ‘Vu Cao Dam’ and inscribed ‘A Jean Tardieu, affectueusement’ (on the base) plaster sculpture 45.5 x 15 x 18 cm. (17 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 7 1/8 in.) Executed in 1937 unique edition Provenance Collection of Mrs Alix Turolla-Tardieu, granddaughter of Victor Tardieu …
Christie’s Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art, Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 To mark the 30th anniversary of Christie’s Asia, Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art unveils an exciting range of masterpieces by leading Asian artists at Christie’s Hong Kong Spring Auctions. Collectors are offered a glimpse into contemporary artistic movements, uncovering the artists’ unique and historic ideas and styles. …
Nguyen Phan Chanh (Vietnam, 1892-1984) La Couture (Sewing) signed and inscribed in Chinese (upper left & upper right) ink and gouache on silk 65 x 50 cm. (25 5/8 x 19 5/8 in.) Painted in 1931 one seal of the artist Price realised HKD 2,680,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016 LA COUTURE (SEWING) OR THE FEELING OF THE GESTURE MUST BE THE GESTURE …
Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) Le Pont-Neuf à Paris (The New Bridge, Paris) stamped with atelier stamp ‘Victor Tardieu’ (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 41 x 32.5 cm. (16 1/8 x 12 5/8 in.) Painted between 1905 and 1910 Provenance Collection of Mrs Alix Turolla-Tardieu, granddaughter of the artist On the 2nd of February 1921, French artist Victor Tardieu arrived in Hanoi probably with no …
