Christie’s Hong Kong: May 24 & 25, 2021: The “white gloves”, “Mona Lisa,” and Bui Xuan Phai’s restored honor
A new “white glove” sale was held at Christie’s in Hong Kong on May 24th (evening sale) and 25th (day…
Le Pho « La Toilette de l’enfant » or “the unreasonable silence of the world”
Two children are depicted with whom we imagine is their mother though we can’t tell for sure. Central to the…
Mai Thu, 1956, “Le Pont” or the happiness of the rite
Mai Thu, proud to be Tonkinese, depicts the mountains of the Middle Region in the distance. Set far back in…
Nguyen Phan Chanh, 1930-31, « La Pâtisserie » or the Gods are in love
“La Pâtisserie” is one of a small group of sublime and very rare works executed by the painter between 1929…
Hoang Tich Chu, 1950, « The High Region of Tonkin » or a phantasmagorical naturalism
After graduating from the Hanoi School of Fine Arts in 1941, Hoang Tich Chu started a lacquer workshop with his…
Le Pho, The Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus, circa 1938, or an european construction
In 1970, art critic Waldemar–George (1893-1970) published his eponymous book with the evocative title: ”Le Pho, the divine painter”. In…
Paris is a party… A Moveable Feast: the one-way journey of vietnamese artists in the 30s.
It was because he was confident in their talent that, from 1929, Victor Tardieu, the founder (in 1924) of the…
« Nu Debout » (Standing Nude), c 1937 or the joyfull farewell to the past
Nudes were rarely painted in the history of Vietnamese Modern Art. The Confucian culture and social mores of the 1930s…
Le Pho « Le Printemps », 1955, Or a turn in the artist’s work
It is always fascinating to observe in the work of an artist the successive stages of construction (or deconstruction) of…
Nguyen Phan Chan « Les Teinturières », 1931: The Meaning Of Sign
Nguyen Phan Chanh probably painted Les Teinturières in November 1931, just as the Paris Colonial Exhibition was coming to an…