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Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Grey Portrait signed and dated ‘NgTrung78’ (middle right) oil on canvas 42 x 27 cm. painted in 1978 Illustrated on the artbook “Nguyen Trung Works”, Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Art Exchange Center. Provenance Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Art Exchange Center Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam Acquired directly from the artist by the former owner
Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Hue Beauty II signed and dated ‘NgTrung94’ (lower right) oil on canvas 55 x 40 cm. painted in 1994 Illustrated on the artbook “Nguyen Trung Works”, Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Art Exchange Center. Provenance Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Art Exchange Center Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam Acquired directly from the artist by the former owner
The first banknote sketched by Mai Van Hien (Vietnam, 1923-2006), together with Nguyen Do Cung (Vietnam, 1912-1977), Nguyen Sang (Vietnam, 1923-1988) and Nguyen Van Khanh for the government of Vietnam in 1945 as per an assignment by Finance Minister Pham Van Dong (later Prime Minister during 1955-1976).
A handwritten letter of Mai Van Hien (Vietnam, 1923-2006) to Boi Tran (Vietnam, B. 1957) and Boi Tran Art Gallery in 1998. “Hanoi, 3 April 1998 Dear Boi Tran Art Gallery, After a while away from Hanoi, I received a letter of invitation to the grand opening of the art gallery when returning home. Heartfelt appreciation. I am sorry not to be able to attend …
Doctor Morax’s ophthalmology abstract – it is innovative and erudite spirits who are the first to be interested in Vietnamese painting. When Jean Tardieu, the son of the visionary Victor Tardieu, received a request to write an article for the special Christmas issue in 1932 of “L’Illustration” (which was the most famous French magazine of that time), he decided to present four paintings of Nguyen …
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Taquinerie (Teasing) signed ‘MAI THU’ and dated in Chinese (lower left); titled ‘taquinerie’ (on the reverse) ink and colour on silk 45.5 x 55 cm. (17 7/8 x 21 5/8 in.) Painted in 1973 one seal of the artist Price Realised HKD 525,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2016
Nguyen Phan Chanh (Vietnam, 1892-1984) La Jeune Fille Lavant des Légumes gouache and ink on silk 63 x 50cm. painted in 1931 on seal of the artist Literature L’Illustration, No. 4683, 1932 (illustrated, unpaged) Arts du Vietnam, 2002, Jean-François Hubert Provenance Private Collection, France First sold to Docteur Montel the same year, 1931 Sent by the artist Nguyen Phan Chanh to France in 1931 When …
Nguyen Phan Chanh (Vietnam, 1892-1984) La Marche Nuptiale signed and dated 1937 (lower right); signed in Chinese with a seal of the artist (lower left) ink and gouache on silk 48.5 x 85.5 cm. (19 x 3 3/4 in.) painted in 1937 on seal of the artist LA MARCHE NUPTIALE OR WEARINESS IN STEP This gouache and ink on silk, large dimension (48,5 X 85,5 …
Luong Xuan Nhi (Vietnam, 1914-2006) The Little Cowherd signed ‘Luong Xuan Nhi’ (lower left) gouache and ink on silk painted in 1937 one seal of the artist LUONG XUAN NHI: WHAT IS THE USE OF HOLDING THE SUN? This gouache and ink on silk was painted after the artist had already made a charcoal sketch in preparation in 1936, a year before receiving his diploma …
Luong Xuan Nhi (Vietnam, 1914-2006) Three Young Girls signed ‘Luong xuan nhi’, signed again in Chinese (lower right) gouache on silk 38 x 31 cm. (15 x 12 1/4 in.) one seal of the artist Luong Xuan Nhi holds a prominent place within 20th Century pictorial Vietnamese art. He was a graduate from the Hanoi Fine Arts School in 1937, and a very active participant …
Luong Xuan Nhi (Vietnam, 1914-2006) Late Afternoon Chimes signed ‘Luong Xuan Nhi’ (lower right) and signed and inscribed in Chinese (lower left) ink and gouache on silk 45.5 x 58 cm. (17 7/8 x 22 7/8 in.) Painted in 1940 two seals of the artist Provenance Acquired directly from the artist in Hanoi, 1941 Private collection of Mr. Baffleul, President of the Hanoi Chamber of …
Nguyen Phan Chanh (Vietnam, 1892-1984) La Vendeuse de Bétel (The Betel Nut Seller) signed and inscribed in Chinese (upper left); signed again in Chinese (upper right) ink and gouache on silk 67 x 55 cm. (26 3/8 x 21 5/8 in.) Painted in 1931 two seals of the artist Price realised HKD 3,160,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 22 November 2014 Considered icons of Vietnamese art, …
Auguste and Orsolla Guglielmi and François Lorenzi and his wife at François Lorenzi’s wedding, Hanoi, 1935. Le Pho’s Landscape of Tonkin (Paysage du Tonkin), presented as a wedding gift in Hanoi in 1935 to François Lorenzi, son and adopted son of Orsolla and Auguste Tholance, was prized for its excellence, rarity, condition, and historical and sentimental value, the present work was meticulously kept in a …
Le Pho (France/Vietnam, 1907-2001) Landscape of Tonkin (Paysage du Tonkin) signed, signed again in Chinese lower right lacquer on panel 201 x 80 cm. (79.1 x 31.5 in.) painted ca. 1932-1934 “Paysage du Tonkin” (Landscape of Tonkin) is a lacquer on the panel of exceptional dimensions – the largest known lacquer executed by Vietnamese master Le Pho. LE PHO “PAYSAGE DU TONKIN”, 1932-1934, OR THE …
Christie’s Art d’Asie auctioning Pham Hau’s Cinq Jeunes Filles, a property of Maurice Colin’s collection after the exhibition on 10 June 2023; the work fetched EUR 529,200 at Christie’s Paris, 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 Christie’s Paris, Art d’Asie, is pleased and honoured to present a unique …
A reference handwritten by Professor, Artist Vinh Phoi (Vietnam, 1937-2017) to Boi Tran (Vietnam, B. 1957) and her art gallery in 1996. Ministry of Education and Training Hue University University of Fine Arts *** Imperial City Tel: 22315 Hue, 4 May 1996 Dear: Ms Boi Tran Art Gallery 17 Tran Hung Dao, Hue. I refer Nguyen Thien Duc, a young painter specialising in lacquer, having …
A massive sculpture in the likeness of Yayoi Kusama has been erected on rue du Pont Neuf, between the headquarters of Louis Vuitton and the Samaritaine. The monumental clone of the Japanese artist repainted the facade of the building with colored dots, after having tackled the emblematic LV store on the Champs Élysées. A free, masterful and surprising installation in honour of Louis Vuitton’s new …
Where Kiki de Montparnasse spent her last years before passing in 1953. Alice Ernestine Prin (1901-1953), so-called Kiki de Montparnasse, the Queen of Montparnasse, a French model, chanteuse, actress, memoirist and painter during the Jazz Age. She flourished in and helped define the liberated culture of Paris in the so-called Années folles (“crazy years” in French). She became one of the most famous models of …
Musée du Luxembourg Exposition: Léon Monet (1836-1917), the overlooked brother of Claude Monet (1840-1926), Paris, 15 March 2023 – 15 July 2023. The Musée du Luxembourg is presenting an unprecedented exhibition on Léon Monet (1836-1917), the overlooked brother of Claude Monet (1840-1926). A colour chemist, Rouen-based industrialist and collector, Léon Monet played a key role in his artist brother’s career. In 1872, at a time …
Christie’s Paris, Art d’Asie, 10 June 2023 – Private Preview including works by Pham Hau – Collection of Maurice Colin (1906-1994), along with the conference – A discreet collection of curiosities: The Chinese jades of Adèle and Salomon de Rothschild hosted by Christie’s Paris, La Fondation des Artistes and Printemps Asiatique Paris. Property from the collection of Maurice Colin (1906-1994) PHAM HAU OU LE TRIOMPHE …
Christie’s Invitation to the conference prior to the exposition “Printemps Asiatique Paris” at the Pagode, 48 rue de Courcelles, 7 – 11 June 2023. The masterpieces, including Luong Xuan Nhi, Mai Trung Thu, Pham Hau, etc… exhibited at the Pagoda on the occasion of Asian Spring Paris, a must-see event for Asian art lovers and collectors. Paintings will be exhibited and auctioned at Christie’s 20th …
Luu Cong Nhan (Vietnam, 1931-2007) Portrait of the artist Tran Quang Tran (Ngym) dated ’21/5/58′ with the artist’s handwritten inscription ‘Gifted to Uncle Tran your portrayal. Luu Cong Nhan’ Pencil on paper Painted in 1958 Provenance Acquire directly from artist’s family Collection of Boi Tran Garden
Pham Hau (Vietnam, 1903-1995) Hoa Binh Landscape Lacquer on panel Signed with a stamp of the artist 100 × 200,7 cm (39⅜ × 79 in.) Executed circa 1942 Estimate EUR 140,000 – EUR 260,000 Price Realised EUR 378,000 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 …
Wife and son of Collector Maurice Collin in the 1950s and The collection of Maurice Colin (1906-1994). Property from the collection of Maurice Colin (1906-1994) PHAM HAU OU LE TRIOMPHE ÉLÉGANT DE LA FERVEUR ET DE L’HUMILITÉ Christie’s Paris, Art d’Asie, is pleased and honoured to present a unique group of works of exceptional quality. Acquired by a French family residing in Vietnam during the colonial …
Christie’s Paris is excited to present a very rare property from a French private collection by Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001), along with an important collection of Vietnamese lacquer panels by artist Pham Hau (Vietnam, 1903-1995), collected by Maurice Colin (1906-1994) in Vietnam between 1948 and 1954, thence by descent in the same family. Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Portrait d’un ami d’enfance Oil on canvas, framed …
Christie’s Paris is privileged to present a photograph of the passing collector – a long-life friend of Le Pho, Le Pho and the artist’s friend Mr Hop in the 1950s. The collector owned both the photograph and a very rare work ‘Portrait d’un ami d’enfance’ by Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001), offered and auctioned at Art D’Asie, Christie’s Paris, 14 June 2023.
Photographer Jean Baptiste Huynh’s Message to Bem from Paris before his solo exhibition EDEN “Dear Bem, Jean Baptiste Nice to what we exchanged through email. This is my latest works that I have done in Africa with the amazing “flower children” and incredible people I lived with. And I really want to invite you to Paris to see all these new works that I love …
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), famed for his lush depictions of female sensuality. The artist, one of the crucial founders including Berthe Morisot (1841-1895), Stéphane Mallarmé (1842-1898), fellow painters Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), Claude Monet (1840-1926), Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894), Frédéric Bazille (1841-1870), Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) and Édouard Manet (1832-1883), fathered Impressionism which phenomenally exerted influence on a Vietnamese painter Le Pho during …
Christie’s Paris Specialist Fiona Braslau and Collector Jean-Marc Lefèvre at his apartment in Paris in 2018, together with the world record for the artist Nguyen Phan Chanh’s Les Couturières (Seamstresses at Work) with the price realised HKD 10,930,000 (USD 1,396,144) at Christie’s Hong Kong, A Landmark Collection of Vietnamese Art: The Jean-Marc Lefèvre Collection, 3 December 2020.
Portrait of Painter Zao Wou-Ki (Chinese, 1920-2013) by Photographer Jean-Baptiste Huynh (France, B. 1966) at the Exposition Zao Wou-Ki: Sur les chemins de la calligraphie, Christie’s Paris, 28 April – 3 May 2018. Jean-Baptiste Huynh (France, B. 1966) Portrait de Zao Wou-Ki dans son atelier parisien sign (en bas à droite); dédicacé (en bas à gauche) 42 x 42 cm. Réalisée en 2006 Provenance Colletion …
The world record of Renoir’s works fetched USD 24,435,000 for Berthe Morisot et sa fille, Julie Manet offered and auctioned at Christie’s New York, 12 May 2022. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Berthe Morisot et sa fille, Julie Manet signed ‘Renoir.’ (lower right) oil on canvas 32 x 25 3⁄4 in. (81.3 x 65.5 cm.) Painted in 1894
