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Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Buddha signed and dated ‘ng.Trung 99’ (lower right) lacquer on panel 60 x 60 cm. (23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in.) painted in 1999 Provenance Private Collection, France Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam Acquired directly from the artist by the former owner This work is accompanied a photo of Artist Nguyen Trung signing on the artwork provided by Boi Tran …
Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Ladies in the Garden signed and dated ‘ng. Trung 2005’ (lower left) 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 2005 Provenance Private Collection, France Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam Acquired directly from the artist
Nguyen Phan Chanh (Vietnam, 1892-1984) Le Jeu des Cases Gagnantes (Playing ‘Go’) signed with pen name ‘Hong Nan’ and dated in Chinese ‘Year 1931’ (upper left); inscribed in Chinese (upper middle); ‘Hong Nan’ in Chinese (upper right) ink and gouache on silk 64 x 88 cm. (25 1/4 x 34 5/8 in.) Painted in 1931 two seals of the artist Provenance Collection of Mr Tuan H …
Joseph Inguimberty (France, 1896-1971) Femme à l’Ananas (Lady with a Pineapple) oil on canvas 146 x 108.5 cm. (57 1/2 x 42 3/4 in.) Painted in 1934 Provenance Private Collection, Paris, France Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989 Private Collection, Europe Exhibited Galerie Charpentier, Paris, France, 1936. Musée Royal de Mariemont, Morlanwelz, Belgium La Fleur du pêcher et l’oiseau d’azur- Arts …
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Fleurs (Flowers) signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le pho’ (lower left); signed, titled and inscribed ‘LE PHO Fleurs WF BH W. F. Findlay’ (on the reverse); gallery label affixed (on the reverse) oil on canvas 73 x 92 cm. (28 3/4 x 36 1/4 in.) Painted circa 1970 Price Realised HKD 1,386,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 December 2022
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Les tulipes rouges et jaunes (Red and Yellow Tulips) signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le pho’ (lower right); titled and inscribed ‘Les tulipes rouges et jaunes N. Y. no 20’ (on the reverse) mixed media on silk laid on board 59 x 71.5 cm (23 1/4 x 28 1/8 in.) Painted circa 1956 Price Realised HKD 630,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 December …
Alix Aymé (France, 1894-1989) Bouquet signed ‘ALIX AYMÉ’ (lower left); signed, titled and inscribed ‘Bouquet, aymé 29 rue du gl Delestraint’ (on the reverse) lacquer on wooden panel 40 x 32 cm. (15 3/4 x 12 5/8 in.) Painted in 1950s Price Realised HKD 403,200 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 December 2022
Alix Aymé (France, 1894-1989) Paysage Italien (Italian Landscape) signed, titled and inscribed ‘ALIX AYMÉ 29 rue du général Delestraint Paris XVI ALIX AYMÉ merlemont-rue warluis – oise 29 rue du gl Delestraint Paris XVI Paysage Italien’ (on the reverse) lacquer on wooden panel 45 x 70 cm (17 3/4 x 27 1/2 in.) Painted in 1950s Price Realised HKD 441,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 …
Vigeland Park: The world’s largest sculpture park and Gustav Vigeland’s life work Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943), a Norwegian sculptor, notably known for designing of the Nobel Peace Prize medal. Being instilled by scupltor Brynjulf Bergslien (1830-1898), who supported and enlightened him as to practical training, he officially made his debut at the Autumn Exhibition in 1889 and went on in several voyages abroad to experiment, hone …
Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Mother & Child signed and dated ‘n.g. Trung 1999’ (lower left) oil on canvas 149 x 149 cm. (58 5/8 x 58 5/8 in.) Painted in 1999 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Collection of Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2019 Price Realised HKD 200,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2019
Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) L’élégante Dame de Hué (The Elegant Lady of Hué) signed ‘ng. Trung’ and dated ’96’ (lower right) lacquer on panel 120 x 80 cm. (47 1/4 x 31 1/2 in.) Painted in 1996 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Collection of Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 November 2018 Nguyen Trung’s L’élégante Dame de Hué (The Elegant Lady …
Nguyen Phan Chanh’s beautiful calligraphy illustrated on his painting La Couture (Sewing) 裁就相思字， 叮咛寄远怀。 月明秋夜永， 夫婿未归来 I have sewn my love into the clothes made for you. I repeat thousands of words to express my concern for your long journey. This autumn night sky with a bright moon seems to never die, But my husband has not yet returned. Nguyen Phan Chanh’s La Couture (Sewing), …
Pham Hau (Vietnam, 1903-1995) Thay Pagoda signed with a stamp of the artist Lacquer on panel 46 × 62,7 cm (18⅛ × 24⅝ in.) Executed circa 1942 Estimate EUR 45,000 – EUR 65,000 Price Realised EUR 113,400 at Christie’s Paris, Art d’Asie, 14 June 2023 Property from the collection of Maurice Colin (1906-1994) PHAM HAU OU LE TRIOMPHE ÉLÉGANT DE LA FERVEUR ET DE L’HUMILITÉ …
Pham Hau (Vietnam, 1903-1995) Five Maidens Signed with a stamp of the artist Four lacquer on panels Overall dimensions 120 × 146,8 x 1,9 cm (47¼ × 57¾ × ¾ in.) Executed in 1937 Estimate EUR 120,000 – EUR 180,000 Price Realised EUR 529,200 at Christie’s Paris, Art d’Asie, 14 June 2023 Property from the collection of Maurice Colin (1906-1994) PHAM HAU OU LE TRIOMPHE …
Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam, 1908-2000) Chrysanthemums signed and dated ‘Vu Cao Dam 1941’ and signed in Chinese (lower right) gouache on silk 44 x 59.5 cm. (17 3/8 x 23 5/8 in.) Painted in 1941 Price Realised HKD 200,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2015 Almost two decades ago, I asked this question of one of the great figures of Vietnamese painting, “according to …
Henri Matisse (France, 1869-1954) Odalisque couchée aux magnolias signed ‘Henri – Matisse’ (lower right) oil on canvas 60.5 x 81.1 cm. (23 ¾ x 31 7/8 in.) Painted in Nice, 1923 Price Realised USD 80,750,000 at Christie’s New York, 8 May 2018 Wanda de Guébriant has confirmed the authenticity of this work. Henri Matisse was the modernist heir par excellence to the Orientalist tradition in French art …
Jean-Michel Basquiat (America, 1960-1988) Untitled (Pablo Picasso) acrylic and oil stick on metal 35 5/8 x 35 5/8in. (90.5 x 90.5cm.) Executed in 1984 Price Realised GBP 6,462,500 at Christie’s London, 28 June 2023 Included in the 2017-2018 retrospective Basquiat: Boom for Real at the Barbican Gallery, London, Untitled (Pablo Picasso) (1984) is a bold tribute from one twentieth-century titan to another. Painted and drawn in oil, acrylic and …
The story of one of the 20th century’s most widely recognised and loved works, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), which realised $90.3 million in November 2018 to become one of the most expensive works of art by a living artist ever sold at auction. David Hockney (English, B 1937) Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) acrylic on canvas 84 x …
Willem de Kooning (Netherlands/America, 1904-1997) Interchange oil on canvas 200.7 x 175.3 cm. (79 x 69 in.) Painted in 1955 A founding father of the Abstract Expressionist movement, Willem de Kooning, along with painters like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Franz Klein, permanently changed the history of modern art, relocating its centre from Paris to New York after World War II. However abstract, his work …
An iconic Andy Warhol silkscreen of the movie star Marilyn Monroe sold for USD 195,000,000 at Christie’s New York, 9 May 2022, a record price for a work by a US artist and the highest price ever paid for a piece of 20th-century art. Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (1964) is being sold by the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation in Zürich, Switzerland, and all the …
Portrait of Japanese Painter Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (Japan-France, 1886-1968) photographed by Pierre Vauthey. Portrait de Jeune Fille à Hanoi (Portrait of a Young Girl in Hanoi) is one of Foujita’s masterpieces illustrating the beauty of a Vietnamese lady. After having studied Western-style painting in Japan, Foujita travelled to Paris, where he encountered the international modern art scene of the Montparnasse neighbourhood and developed an eclectic style …
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (Japan-France, 1886-1968) Portrait de Jeune Fille à Hanoi (Portrait of a Young Girl in Hanoi) signed in Japanese; signed, inscribed and dated ‘Foujita Hanoi 1941’ (lower left) ink, watercolour and charcoal on paper 27 x 24 cm. (10 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.) Painted in 1941 Price Realised HKD 350,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2018
