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Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Femme au Rideaux (Woman with Curtains) Signed ‘Le Pho’, signed again in Chinese with a stamp of the artist and dated 1940 watercolour and gouache on paper 31 x 23.5 cm. (12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.) Painted in 1940 one seal of the artist Exhibited LGDR Hong Kong: Scenes of This World – Modern Paintings from Singapore and Vietnam
Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) in the workshop of his Winter Studio at Ekely in Norway in 1938. Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944), the son of Christian Munch, a military doctor, and his wife Laura, spent his childhood in Oslo (formerly Kristiania). His mother died from tuberculosis when he was five years old. Having to stay in bed for whole winters due to delicate health as a child, …
Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet (Vietnam, 1922-2008) and Artist Boi Tran (Vietnam, B. 1957), Saigon, circa 2000. A revolutionary veteran fighter in the long war against the French colonialists and then South Vietnamese and American forces in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and one of the most prominent political leaders that led the innovation known as Đổi Mới policy in Vietnam, Prime Minister Vo …
Christie’s Invitation to the round table moderated by Journalist Georgina Adam at Christie’s Paris, 9 Avenue Matignon, Paris, 26 January 2023 To mark the 25th anniversary of the Washington Principles – an international agreement that opened a new era of transparency with respect to art lost or stolen during the Nazi period between 1933 and 1945, Christie’s honours this landmark moment with “Reflecting on Restitution”, …
Round table moderated by Journalist Georgina Adam at Christie’s Paris, 9 Avenue Matignon, Paris, 26 January 2023 Christie’s Restitution department will honour the 25th anniversary of the Washington Principles in 2023 with a global series of events and initiatives. In December 1998, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum brought together participants from 44 countries and 13 non-governmental organizations, as well …
LGDR Hong Kong: Scenes of This World – Modern Paintings from Singapore and Vietnam along with its catalogue, this time, brings together and features a selection of Southeast Asian masterpieces by leading Vietnamese artists, including Le Pho, Mai Trung Thu, Nguyen Phan Chanh, Vu Cao Dam, Le Thi Luu,… along with other works by prominent artists from Singapore. This eclectic ensemble brings forth a remarkable opportunity …
Luong Xuan Nhi (Vietnam, 1914-2006) Rice Fields By The River signed ‘Luong Xuan Nhi’ (lower right) oil on canvas 50 x 64.5 cm. (19 5/8 x 25 5/8 in.) Price Realised HKD 175,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 23 November 2014 Rice Fields by the River by first generation Vietnamese painter is a highly representative work showing how Vietnamese modern artists have embraced oil as a …
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Orchid in Dragon Vase signed ‘MAI THU’ and dated in Chinese ’79’ (lower right) ink and gouache on silk laid on board in the artist’s original frame 35.7 x 21.8 cm. (14 x 8 5/8 in.) Painted in 1979 one seal of the artist Price Realised HKD 475,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 November 2018 The Delicate Manifestation In 1960, …
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Maternite (Maternity) signed ‘MAI THU’ and dated in Chinese ’55’ (lower left) ink and gouache on silk in the original frame by the artist 36 x 22 cm. (14 1/8 x 8 5/8 in.) Painted in 1955 one seal of the artist Price Realised HKD 812,500 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 November 2018 The Delicate Manifestation In 1960, the great …
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Mère et Enfant (Mother and Child) signed ‘MAI THU’ and dated ’47’ in Chinese (lower right) ink and gouache on silk 46 x 54.5 cm. (18 1/8 x 21 1/2 in.) Painted in 1947 one seal of the artist Price Realised HKD 850,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 November 2018 The Delicate Manifestation In 1960, the great French art critic …
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Gathering at the Pavilion signed and dated ‘MAI THU 1944’ (lower right) ink and gouache on silk 43 x 59 cm. (16 7/8 x 23 1/4 in.) Painted in 1944 Price Realised HKD 990,000 at Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2013 Modernity in Vietnamese Silk Painting The story of the development of Vietnamese silk can be told through the life …
Jean Launois (France, 1898-1942) Actrice de Théâtre Annamite (Annamite Theatre Actress) signed ‘Jean Launois’ (lower right) gouache on paper 61 x 48 cm. (24 x 18 7/8 in.) Painted in 1924 Born in Les Sables-d’Olonne, Launois showed a gift and passion for drawing. His parents encouraged him, but his formal training was limited to working with Charles Milcendeau and later Auguste Lepère. He briefly attended …
Évariste Jonchère (France, 1892-1956) Moines devant un temple au Laos (Monks in front of a Temple in Laos) signed and dated ‘E.Jonchère 34’ (lower centre) oil on panel 38 x 27 cm. (15 x 100 5/8 in.) Price Realised EUR 2,400 at Christie’s Paris, 24 March 2005 A former pupil of Antonin Mercié, this sculptor won the Prix de Rome in 1925. He taught …
Boi Tran (Vietnam, B. 1957) Ladies in the Old Garden signed ‘BTran’ (lower right, right panel) lacquer on panel, tetraptych each 120 x 80 cm. (47¼ x 31½ in.) overall 120 x 240 cm. (47¼ x 94½ in.) Painted circa 2012-2015 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam Private Collection, France
MUNCH – One of the world’s largest museums devoted to an individual artist, Edvard Munch (Norway, 1863-1944) and the collection of almost 28,000 artworks, including 1183 paintings, and more than 42,000 unique objects. Located in Oslo, Norway, 26,313 square meters MUNCH, consisting of 13 floors and 11 galleries, housed a fragile inheritance of Edvard Munch and his bequest: his original photographs, printing plates and lithographic stones, several …
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam, 1906-1980), a member of the first class of the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de l’Indo-chine in Hanoi along with Le Pho. During his education, he developed a painting style in which he painted on silk, organizing areas of bold colours into defined areas of highlight and shadow. Mai Trung Thu’s early art celebrated folk themes and the innocence of rural Vietnam, …
One of the key market makers for Southeast Asian art, Wang Zineng led the curation and sale of Southeast Asian art at Christie’s from 2011 to 2016 before founding Art Agenda, S.E.A. During his time at Christie’s, Zineng established numerous record prices for Southeast Asian artists and the largest-ever auction sale total for Southeast Asian art in 2015. He also expanded the geographical footprint of …
Maurice Denis (France, 1870-1943) studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Académie Julian, and through fellow student, Paul Sérusier learned of the innovative stylistic movement developed by Paul Gauguin and Emile Bernard in Pont-Aven in the summer of 1888. With Sérusier and a number of like-minded contemporaries at the Académie Julian such as Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard and others, Denis found himself fundamentally opposed …
Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) was the tenth child in a family of twenty fathered by the senior mandarin Le Hoan. Because of his father’s status, he received a cultured education, including training in brush painting. At age 18, he was admitted into the first class of students to attend the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Hanoi in 1925, directed by Victor Tardieu. In 1930, Le Pho …
The epilogue of the art exhibition and its catalogue by Trinh Cong Son (Vietnam, 1939-2001) on the special occasion of the grand opening combined with the art exhibition of Boi Tran Garden (formerly Boi Tran Art Gallery or Boi Tran Gallery) at 17 Tran Hung Dao, Hue, early 1995. Boi Tran Garden officially held the grand opening, along with the very first art exhibition of …
The prologue of the art exhibition and its catalogue by Buu Y on the special occasion of the grand opening combined with the art exhibition of Boi Tran Garden (formerly Boi Tran Art Gallery or Boi Tran Gallery) at 17 Tran Hung Dao, Hue, early 1995. Boi Tran Garden officially held the grand opening, along with the very first art exhibition of Vietnamese contemporary artists. …
Prologue by Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) on the art exhibition and its catalogue held by Boi Tran Art Gallery with the great support of members of the Fine Arts Association of Ho Chi Minh City in 1996. Boi Tran Garden (formerly Boi Tran Art Gallery or Boi Tran Gallery) was proud to present a series of works of artists in Hue, mostly were young, …
Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) in his residence, Hanoi, circa 1928. The most beautiful epics are always the result of chance and necessity. Tardieu is no exception to the rule. When he arrives in Hanoi on 2 February 1921, a 50-year-old man who, the previous year, just received the Prix de l’Indochine. This Prize was the gift of a return trip from France to Vietnam taking …
Christie’s Art d’Asie, 9 Avenue Matignon, Paris, 16 December 2022 Pham Hau’s lacquer is proud to be one of the Vietnamese works exclusively presented in this special auction sale. Pham Hau (Vietnam, 1903-1995) Laque Sur Panneau In the centre of the panel is represented a pagoda reflecting in the expanse of water that surrounds it, in front of a mountain and behind an imposing pine …
Detail of The Happy Age (Oil Paint) by Mr Le Pho (5th year) featured at The School of Fine Arts of Hanoi in the 1930s. Le Pho (1907-2001) L’Age heureux (Age of Happiness) signed, inscribed and dated ‘LE PHO.1930’ (lower left); signed in Chinese (lower left) oil on canvas 126 x 177 cm. (49 5/8 x 69 11/16 in.) Painted in 1930 Exhibited Exposition Coloniale …
Nguyen Anh (Vietnam, 1914-2000), Paris, 1992. Courtesy Mr Jean-François Hubert, Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art. Known as Nguyen Van Anh (Vietnam, 1914-2000), he graduated from the painting and modelling section of the École des Beaux-Arts in Hanoi in 1935. His teachers included Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937), Joseph Inguimberty (France, 1896-1971), Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) and Georges Khanh (Vietnam, 1906-Unknown). In 1948, he left his country to …
Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) was born in a family of Lyon silk merchants in April 1870 and joined the Lyon École des Beaux-Arts at an early age. In 1892, he moved to Paris to work in Bonnat’s studio. Most notably he painted the great ports: (Gènes, London, Liverpool) and on his return to Paris in 1906, he carried out a vast fresco (160m2) for the …
