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It has been a privilege and an honour to co-curate Echoes of Tonkin at DE SARTHE, Hong Kong, and to lead the curatorial tour on the exhibition’s opening day. At its heart, Echoes of Tonkin is an exploration of artistic encounters, cultural exchanges and the many ways in which Vietnam has been observed, interpreted and ...

Echoes of Tonkin: Vietnamese Modern Art

DE SARTHE is pleased to present Echoes of Tonkin: Vietnamese Modern Art, an exhibition tracing the formation of modern Vietnamese art from its precursors to its maturity. Spanning 1905 to 1960, the exhibition brings together works by Albert Cézard, Victor Tardieu, Léa Lafugie, Alix Aymé, Joseph Inguimberty, Pham Hau, Le Pho, Nguyen Gia Tri, Mai ...

Christie’s 20th Century Day Sale brings together a focused group of seventeen works tracing several strands of Vietnamese modern art and its wider Indochinese context. The selection opens with three paintings by Vu Cao Dam, Le bouquet, Divinité and Le repos, and continues with works by Alix Aymé, whose long engagement with Vietnam occupies a distinctive ...

The Aymé family at their home in Dole, Jura, 1931. Top left: General Aymé; top right: Marcel Aymé; centre left: Michel, Marcel Aymé’s son; centre right: Marcel Aymé’s wife; seated: Alix Aymé (France, 1894-1989) Echoes of Tonkin: Vietnamese Modern Art

Joseph Inguimberty (France, 1896-1971), towards 1930. Echoes of Tonkin: Vietnamese Modern Art

Alix Aymé (France, 1894-1989) in her Hanoi studio, around 1932 Echoes of Tonkin: Vietnamese Modern Art

Alix Aymé (France, 1894-1989) polishing a lacquer panel in her Paris studio, around 1950 Echoes of Tonkin: Vietnamese Modern Art

Mai Trung Thu and Ngo Manh Duc, Nice, 1942 Echoes of Tonkin: Vietnamese Modern Art

Le Thi Luu and her son Ngo Manh Duc, Monaco, 1942. Echoes of Tonkin: Vietnamese Modern Art

Léa Lafugie (1880–1972) Portrait of Empress Nam Phuong (1913–1963), on the Day of her Enthronement, Hué, 24 March 1934 signed (lower right); inscribed and dated ‘Hué, 24 mars 1934’ (lower right) ink, colours and white gouache on paper 46.5 × 31 cm. (18¼ × 12¼ in.) on the seal of the artist Drouot Paris | ...