Tran Dinh Thuc Doan | Vietnam Art & Cultural Archive

Tháng 3 29, 2023 Archive, Artists

Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam, 1908-2000) and Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam, 1906-1980) in the apartment, Avenue de Saxe, Paris, 1938.

Portrait of Empress Nam Phuong (1913–1963), the last Empress of the Nguyễn Dynasty, was executed in Hue on 24 March 1934 by the French painter-traveller Léa Lafugie, on the occasion of the enthronement ceremony of the Empress according to the imperial decree conferring the title of Empress Nam Phuong.The work was previously presented at Drouot Paris @drouot_paris | Boisgirard-Antonini, Arts de l’Asie et de l’Orient, on 14 June 2019 (lot 336).LÉA LAFUGIE (1880–1972)Portrait of Empress Nam Phuong (1913–1963), on the Day of her Enthronement, Hué, 24 March 1934signed (lower right); inscribed and dated ‘Hué, 24 mars 1934’ (lower right)ink, colours and white gouache on paper46.5 × 31 cm. (18¼ × 12¼ in.)on the seal of the artistDrouot Paris | Boisgirard-Antonini, Paris, Arts de l’Asie et de l’Orient, 14 June 2019, lot 336.

Nguyen Cao ThuongDòng Chảy Không Ngắt Quãng Của Lịch Sử (The Unbroken Continuum of History)signed and dated (lower right)oil on canvas123 × 290 cm. (48 3/8 × 114 1/8 in.)Executed in 1989–1990

Mai Trung Thu