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Boi Tran Garden Collection, including Nguyen Trung’s works, exhibited at Minh Chau Art Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam, circa 2000s
Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Huynh
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 ...
Constructed in a beautiful valley of Duong Xuan Thuong village and located in an immense pine valley about 8kms far from Hue city, Emperor Tu Duc Tomb, officially Khiêm Mausoleum, is one of the most beautiful royal architectures of the Nguyen Dynasty.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
