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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 …
Georges Khanh (Vietnam, 1906-unknown) Buste de Victor Tardieu (Bust of Victor Tardieu) bronze sculpture 47 x 27 x 9 cm. (18 1/2 x 10 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.) Executed in 1935 Provenance Collection of Mrs Alix Turolla-Tardieu, granddaughter of Victor Tardieu Literature Jean-François Hubert, Catherine Noppe, Arts of Vietnam, Parkstone, New York, 2003 (illustrated, p. 187). On the 2nd of February 1921, French artist …
Christie’s 20th/21st Century Art, Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art Preview, Hong Kong, 7 – 8 May 2016. Prior to Christie’s auction sales in Hong Kong on 30 June 2016 and to mark the 30th anniversary of Christie’s Asia, Asian 20th/21st Century and Contemporary Art unveils an exciting range of masterpieces by leading Asian artists at Christie’s Hong Kong Spring …
Christie’s e-Invitation for a private carnival and presentation on Southeast Asian art market (1990-2015) hosted by Mr Jop Ubbens, Chairman, Christie’s Amsterdam, Mr Zineng Wang, Head of Sale, Southeast Asian Art and Mr Jean-François Hubert, Senior Consultant, Vietnamese Art at CUT by Wolfgang Puck, The Shoppes, Marina Bay Sands, 2 Bayfront Avenue, Suite B1-71, Singapore, 21 January 2016.
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) La Maternité (Motherhood) signed and dated ‘Le Pho 45’ (lower right) ink and gouache on silk 41.5 x 27.5 cm. (16 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.) Painted in 1945 Price Realised HKD 2,320,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2015 In the thirties, the painter Le Pho created a particularly captivating series of tender scenes featuring mother and child, done in …
Christie’s Asian 20th/21st Century Art, Hong Kong, 29 November 2015 In art, the artist is the determining factor; in art history, it is the collector. It is only the collector and not the amateur that will decide if an artist will or will not enter history: there are no unknown geniuses, and one’s talent will always emerge and be recognised. The collector can be public …
Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) Portrait of Quy – cousin of the artist (recto); Mother and child (verso) signed and dated ‘Lepho/1928’ (lower left; recto) oil on canvas (recto) 66 x 51 cm. (26 x 20 in.); (verso) 60.5 x 45 cm. (23 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.) Provenance Private collection of the artist. Anonymous sale, Christie’s, Singapore 3 October 1999, lot 924 Acquired from the …
The Saigon Execution, 1 February 1968 by Eddie Adams (America, 1933-2004) Nguyễn Văn Lém, often referred to as Bảy Lốp, was an officer of the Viet Cong with the rank of captain. He was summarily executed in Saigon by Republic of Vietnam General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan during the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War. A photo of the execution won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography and helped galvanise the anti-war movement in the United States. “Still …
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Procession Musicale pour enfants (Ch ild ren’s Musical Procession) signed ‘Mai Thu’ and dated in Chinese (lower right) ink and gouache on silk 92 x 32 cm. (36 ¼ x 12 5/8 in.) Painted in 1970 one seal of the artist Price Realised HKD 2,200,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2015 The three first-generation modern Vietnamese artists – Le …
Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Lady Holding Lotus Flower signed and dated ‘NgTrung 2010’ (middle left) oil on canvas 130 x 100 cm. (51 3/16 x 39 3/8 in.) Painted in 2010 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Collection of Boi Tran Garden, Vietnam Private Collection, London The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the artist
Professors and students of the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine (The Fine Arts College of Indochina) circa 1929, Victor Tardieu (seated in the middle, holding his hat) and his wife Caroline Luigini Tardieu (1873-1968), students inclusive of Vu Cao Dam, Le Pho, To Ngoc Van, Tran Quang Tran, Mai Trung Thu, Le Tien Phuc, Georges Khanh, Le Van De, Cong Van Trung, Nguyen Phan Chanh…
Ton That Dao (Vietnam, 1910-1979) La Coiffure signed ‘Ton That Dao’, signed again in Chinese (lower left) ink and gouache on silk 49.5 x 66.5 cm. (19 1/2 x 26 1/8 in.) one seal of the artist Art History has no objectivity when it comes to contemporary events: with the proximity of time, the ideological shocks involved between the observer and the one being observed …
Nguyen Phan Chanh (Vietnam, 1892-1984) La Marchande de Riz (The Rice Seller) signed and inscribed in Chinese (upper left); inscribed in Chinese (centre right); signed and dated ‘Phan Chanh 1932’ (lower right) ink and gouache on silk 64.5 x 50.5 cm. (25 5/8 x 20 1/8 in.) Painted in 1932 two seals of the artist Exhibited Napoli, Italy, Seconda Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Coloniale, 1934. Price …
Christie’s Hong Kong, 24 May 2014 Hong Kong – The spring season’s three sales of Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art achieved HK$755,317,750/ US$97,889,180, and were sold in excess of 81% by lot and 89% by value. Eric Chang, Deputy Chairman of Asia, Department Head of Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art said, “As the world becomes more integrated, we are seeing an emergence of appreciation from collectors …
