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Vincent van Gogh (Netherlands, 1853-1890) Naaiende vrouw (Woman Sewing) gouache, watercolour and black and white chalk on paper 23 ¾ x 17 ½ in. (60.1 x 44.6 cm.) Executed in Etten in October – November 1881 Estimate GBP 2,000,000 – GBP 3,000,000 Price Realised GBP 2,460,000 Christie’s London, 20th/21st Century Evening Sale, 7 March 2024
Francis Bacon (Ireland/England, 1909-1992) Landscape near Malabata, Tangier titled and dated ‘Landscape near Malabata, Tangier 1963’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 78 x 57in. (198.1 x 144.8cm.) Painted in 1963 Estimate GBP 15,000,000 – GBP 20,000,000 Price Realised GBP 19,630,000 Christie’s London, 20th/21st Century Evening Sale, 7 March 2024
Joan Miró (Italy, 1893-1983) L’échelle de l’évasion (The Escape Ladder) signed ‘Miró’ (centre left) oil on burlap 28 7⁄8 x 21 3⁄8 in. (73.5 x 54.3 cm.) Painted in December 1939 Estimate GBP 2,700,000 – GBP 3,500,000 Price Realised GBP 3,428,000 Christie’s London, The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale, 7 March 2024
Bui Xuan Phai (Vietnam, 1920-1988) Young Vietnamese woman on horseback signed upper right and dated 78, against paper marked “Ngua horse” ink, pencil and watercolour on paper 6 x 9.8 cm. Ngựa nội, in Vietnamese purebred, is the native horse breed of Vietnam. Estimate: EUR 1000-1200 On display and sale at Interencheres, 19 March 2024
A street in Bac Ninh, Vietnam named after artist Hoang Tich Chu. Hoàng Tích Chù (1912-2003), born in Phù Lưu village, Từ Sơn town, Bắc Ninh Province, known for Vietnamese lacquer; a former director of Vietnamese Fine Arts Institute. In 2000, he was awarded the Hồ Chí Minh Prize for his art and literature achievements.
Claude Monet (France, 1840-1926) Matinée sur la Seine, temps net signed and dated ‘Claude Monet 97’ (lower left) oil on canvas 32 1⁄8 x 36 3⁄8 in. (81.6 x 92.4 cm.) Painted in Giverny in 1897 Estimate GBP 12,000,000 – GBP 18,000,000 Provenance Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist on 27 November 1901. Galerie Durand-Ruel, New York, transferred by the above …
Salvador Dalí (Spain, 1904-1989) The Birth of Liquid Anguish (Naissance des angoisses liquides) signed and dated ‘Gala Salvador. Dali 1932’ (lower left) oil on canvas 21 ½ x 15 in. (54.5 x 38 cm.) Painted in 1932 Estimate GBP 1,600,000 – GBP 2,400,000 Christie’s London, The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale, 7 March 2024 Provenance Galerie André-François Petit, Paris, by 1970. Galleria Notizie, Turin. …
René Magritte (Belgium, 1898-1967) L’ami intime signed ‘Magritte’ (lower left) oil on canvas 28 5⁄8 x 25 ½ in. (72.6 x 64.9 cm.) Painted in January – February 1958 Estimate GBP 30,000,000 – GBP 50,000,000 Christie’s London, The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale, 7 March 2024 Provenance Galerie Alexander Iolas, Paris & New York, by whom acquired directly from the artist in December 1958. …
One of the great innovators, the most influential and best-loved modernists of European abstraction, Vasily Kandinsky (Russia/France, 1866-1944) broke new ground in painting during the first decades of the 20th century. In his influential treatise, On the spiritual in art, published in 1911, he wrote about art’s potential to ‘stand alone’, with imagery independent of the natural world. The development of a new subject matter …
Yayoi Kusama (Japan, B. 1929) A Flower titled in Japanese; signed, titled and dated ‘YAYOI KUSAMA 2014 A FLOWER’ (on the reverse) acrylic on canvas 162.2 x 162.2 cm. (63 7⁄8 x 63 7⁄8 in.) Painted in 2014 Provenance Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo Private collection, Asia Acquired from the above by the present owner Estimate HKD 65,000,000 – HKD 85,000,000 Price Realised HKD 78,125,000 at Christie’s …
Sanyu (Chang Yu, 1895-1966) Vase blanc, fleurs blanches, fond rose (White Pot, White Flowers, Pink Background) signed in Chinese and signed ‘SANYU’ (lower right) oil on canvas 74.2 x 49.8 cm. (29 1⁄4 x 19 5⁄8 in.） Painted in the 1930s Provenance Henri-Pierre Roché, Paris Jean-Claude Riedel, Paris Private collection, France (acquired from the above by the previous owner) Thence by descent to the present …
Yayoi Kusama (Japan, B. 1929) Pumpkin [Fban] signed, titled and dated ‘FBAN PUMPKIN YAYOI KUSAMA 2013’ (on the reverse) acrylic on canvas 130.3 x 161.5 cm. (51 1⁄4 x 63 1⁄2 in.) Painted in 2013 Provenance Ota Fine Arts, Singapore Acquired from the above by the present owner Estimate HKD 38,000,000 – HKD 55,000,000 Price Realised HKD 46,355,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2023
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) La femme au foulard blanc (Lady with a White Scarf) signed and dated ‘Le Pho 40’ (lower right), numbered ‘#676’ (on the reverse) ink and gouache on silk laid on paper 46 x 38 cm. (18 1⁄8 x 15 in.) Painted in 1940 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner Thence by descent to the present owner Estimate …
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Les chrysanthèmes blancs et jaunes (White and Yellow Chrysanthemums) signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le pho’ (lower right); titled, inscribed and numbered ‘No 61 New York W.F Les chrysanthèmes blancs et jaunes’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 130.5 x 97 cm. (51 3⁄8 x 38 1⁄4 in.) Painted circa 1970 Provenance Wally Findlay Galleries, New York Private collection Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 3 …
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Les tulipes rouges (Red Tulips) signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le Pho’ (lower left); titled and inscribed ‘Galleries Findlay N.Y Les Tulipes rouges’ (on the reverse); gallery label affixed (on the reverse) oil on canvas 129.5 x 88.9 cm. (51 x 35 in.) Executed circa 1970 Provenance Wally Findlay Galleries, New York Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5 April 2009, lot 122 Acquired at the …
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Mère et enfants (Mother and Children) signed ‘MAI THU’ and dated in Chinese (lower left) ink and gouache on silk laid on paper in the artist’s original frame 53 x 20.5 cm. (20 7⁄8 x 8 1⁄8 in.) Painted in 1961 one seal of the artist Provenance Galerie Jean-François Apesteguy, Deauville Private collection, France (acquired from the above by the …
Luong Xuan Nhi (Vietnam, 1914-2006) Marché aux fleurs de pêcher (Peach Blossom Market) signed ‘Luong Xuan Nhi’ (lower left) ink and gouache on silk laid on paper 50 x 38 cm. (19 5⁄8 x 15 in.) Painted circa 1939 one seal of the artist Provenance Private collection, Vietnam (acquired directly from the artist) Private collection, France (acquired from the above by the present owner) Estimate HKD 500,000-800,000 …
Details of Mai Trung Thu’s Contes et légendes (Fairy Tales and Legends) Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Contes et légendes (Fairy Tales and Legends) signed ‘MAI THU’ and dated in Chinese (lower left) ink and gouache on silk laid on paper 44.4 x 59.2 cm. (17 1⁄2 x 23 1⁄4 in.). Painted in 1964 one seal of the artist Provenance Galerie Jean-François Apesteguy, Deauville Private …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) L’homme au cheval (Man with a Horse) signed and dated ‘Vu cao dam 64’ (lower left); gallery label affixed (on the reverse) oil on canvas 60.5 x 73 cm. (23 7⁄8 x 28 3⁄4 in.) Painted in 1964 Provenance Wally Findlay Gallery, Chicago Christie’s Singapore, 28 March 1999, lot 132 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Estimate …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) Buste de femme (Bust of a Woman) ink and gouache on silk laid on paper 38 x 27 cm. (15 x 10 5⁄8 in.) Painted circa 1935 one seal of the artist Provenance Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 April 2002, lot 39 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Estimate HKD 300,000-500,000 USD 39,000-64,000 On display at Christie’s Singapore, 29 October …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) Le cavalier (The Cavalier) signed ‘Vu cao dam’ (lower left) mixed media on silk laid on board 24 x 33 cm. (9 1⁄2 x 13 in.) Painted circa 1955 Estimate HKD 100,000-150,000 USD 13,000-19,000 On display at Christie’s Singapore, 29 October 2023 On view and auction sale at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2023
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) Le poète (The Poet) signed, inscribed and dated ‘Vu cao dam Vence 1953’ (lower right) mixed media on board 61 x 50 cm. (24 x 19 5⁄8 in.) Painted in 1953 Estimate HKD 200,000-300,000 USD 26,000-39,000 On display at Christie’s Singapore, 29 October 2023 On view and auction sale at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2023
Le Pho’s La Promenade (The Walk) and the work detail illustrates a man riding on a buffalo in the background Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) La promenade (The Walk) signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le pho’ (lower left); titled and numbered ‘La promenade No 194’ (on the reverse); gallery label affixed (on the reverse) mixed media on silk laid on board 45 x 26 cm. …
Vu Cao Dam’s Maternité (Maternity) and its frame by the artist. Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) Maternité (Maternity) signed and dated ‘Vu cao dam 1958’ (lower right) oil on burlap in the artist’s original frame 92 x 73 cm. (36 1⁄4 x 28 3⁄4 in.) Painted in 1958 Provenance Collection of Frieda Kittay Goldsmith, Palm Beach Christie’s New York, 10 September 2008, lot 164 Acquired …
Salvo (Italy, 1947-2015) Il Mattino (The Morning) signed and titled ‘”Il Mattino” Salvo’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 205 x 327 cm. (80 3⁄4 x 128 3⁄4 in.) Painted in 1994 Provenance Galerie Kaess-Weiss, Stoccarda Sotheby’s Milan, 20 May 2009, lot 48 Private collection, Italy Acquired at the above by the present owner Estimate HKD 1,800,000-2,800,000 USD 900,000-1,200,000 On display and auction sale at …
Sanyu (Chang Yu, 1895-1966) Femme nue sur un tapis (Nude on Tapestry) signed in Chinese and signed ‘SANYU’ (upper right) oil on canvas 81 x 130 cm. (31 7⁄8 x 50 1⁄8 in.) Painted in 1929 Provenance Henri-Pierre Roché, Paris Jean-Claude Riedel, Paris Acquired from the above by the present owner Estimate HKD 100,000,000-150,000,000 USD 13,000,000-19,000,000 On display and auction sale at Christie’s Hong Kong, …
Works by Vietnamese artists Le Pho, Mai Trung Thu, Vu Cao Dam, Luong Xuan Nhi, and Nguyen Nam Son on display and auction sale at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2023; these works previously on view at Christie’s Singapore, 29 October 2023 Christie’s 20th Century Art Day sale brings together a selection of works by celebrated artists that encapsulates the alchemical exchange across the East …
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Les chrysanthèmes blancs et jaunes (White and Yellow Chrysanthemums) signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le pho’ (lower right); titled, inscribed and numbered ‘No 61 New York W.F Les chrysanthèmes blancs et jaunes’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 130.5 x 97 cm. (51 3⁄8 x 38 1⁄4 in.) Painted circa 1970 Provenance Wally Findlay Galleries, New York Private collection Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 3 …
Claude Monet’s ‘Le bassin aux nymphéas’ fetched USD 74,010,000 during an exceptional evening sale at Christie’s New York, 9 November 2023. Claude Monet (France, 1840-1926) Le bassin aux nymphéas stamped with signature ‘Claude Monet’ (Lugt 1819b; lower right); stamped again with signature ‘Claude Monet’ (Lugt 1819b; on the reverse) oil on canvas 100.1 x 200.6 cm. (39 3⁄8 x 78 7⁄8 in.) Painted circa 1917-1919 …
Christie’s Paris: Derniers souvenirs de Ferrières The exceptional results of the “Masterpieces Rothschild” sales that just took place in New York demonstrated the perfection of the collection of Baron James de Rothschild and his descendants at the Château de Ferrières. In each of these pieces, a unique décor through which styles, eras and continents are juxtaposed, confronted, enriched and mutually revealed in permanent eclecticism and …
Le Pho’s Paysage du Tonkin (Landscape of Tonkin), a lacquer on the panel of exceptional dimensions or the largest known lacquer executed by Vietnamese master Le Pho, is proudly on display at the extensive exhibition “Paraventi: Folding Screens from the 17th to 21st Centuries” curated by Nicholas Cullinan and supported by Prada. This exhibition investigates the histories and semantics of folding screens by tracing trajectories …
Le Nez is a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti which, like many of the artist’s other works, went through several versions, the Swiss genius constantly reworking his motifs. Less well known than L’homme qui marche or the “Femmes immobiles” series, it is no less beloved by meticulous observers of the work of the artist who died in 1966 at the age of 64. Le Nez, then, …
In the China Sea, the Matsu archipelago uses art to ward off Beijing’s threat The former military power plant in Matsu, Taiwan, has been transformed into an art installation designed to recall the Chinese bombardments once suffered by this tiny archipelago which, like the rest of the territory, remains threatened by Chinese invasion. The exhibition Your Country Needs You: Glory to Jun Hun (meaning “military …
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Contes et Légendes (Fairy Tales and Legends) signed ‘MAI THU’ and dated in Chinese (lower left) ink and gouache on silk laid on paper 43 x 58 cm. (17 1/8 x 22 3/4 in.) Painted in 1964 one seal of the artist Provenance Galerie Jean-François Apesteguy, Deauville Private collection, Switzerland Estimate HKD 700,000-900,000 USD 90,000-120,000 On display at Christie’s Singapore, …
Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Lady with Tea signed and dated ‘NgTrung 08’ (lower left) lacquer on panel 100 x 100 cm. (39 3/8 x 38 3/8 in.) Painted in 2008 The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the artist. Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Collection of Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam Private Collection, Paris, France Thuc Doan posing in front of …
More than five centuries ago, on October 31, 1512, the frescoes on the vault of the Sistine Chapel were inaugurated. Michelangelo’s masterwork, these frescoes are set in the chapel erected at the request of Pope Sixtus IV in place of the medieval Capella Magna. Since the 15th century, this chapel has housed the Conclave, the place where the cardinals are locked up to elect the …
The Scream – One of the world’s most famous artworks, a universal symbol of anxiety and it even has its own emoji. Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) The Scream unsigned oil, tempera, pastel and crayon on cardboard 91 × 73.5 cm. (36 × 28.9 in.) painted in 1910? Collection of Munch Museum Munch’s challenge in this painting is to depict a deafening scream through the silent art of painting. The face, with …
Under the title “J’ai une famille” (I have a family), the Palais de la Porte-Dorée in Paris is bringing together, until February 18, 2024, works by artists who arrived in France in the 1980s. The “J’ai une famille” exhibition brings together ten Chinese-born artists working in France: two women and eight men. Two have now died: Chen Zhen, in 2000 from an illness he knew …
Rue Delambre and the plaques of Gauguin, Breton, and Hemingway. Hotel Delambre – where Paul Gauguin, André Breton, and Maurice Le Scouezec stayed in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist, noted mostly for his colourful paintings that he created during the ten years he lived in Tahiti in French Polynesia (1891-1893 and 1895-1903). The gold plaque at the Hotel …
Gaston Roullet (France, 1847-1925) Village de Dong Ba, faubourg de Hue (Annam – 1885) signed ‘Gaston Roullet’ and titled (lower left) oil on canvas 70 x 100 cm. (27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.) Painted in 1885 Gaston Roullet, appointed official painter of the Colonies and the Navy in 1885, was the first official Navy painter to visit Tonkin and Annam. He arrived in northern …
Christie’s Paris: La Collection Sam Josefowitz: Vente du Soir on 20 October 2023. Sam Josefowitz was one of the most revered collectors of our time. His vast-ranging collection of discoveries spanning antiquities to post-Impressionist works is defined by a passionate and scholarly approach. Whether entrepreneurial, cultural, academic or personal, Sam Josefowitz’s innate and boundless curiosity was the thread which connected his ventures. For more than …
