Mai Thu, 1961. Mother and Children. Or the secular Quân Âm
The light, nuanced background, with its discreet vegetal decoration, and the frame executed by the artist with its barely sketched…
Luong Xuan Nhi, circa 1939, “Au marché aux fleurs de pécher” (At the peach flower market), or discussion is not yet confrontation
To experience this rare work, you need to have experienced the enchanting scents of flower markets in the cool of…
Hoang Tich Chu, 1981, « The Young Woman At Rest », or ambiguity necessarily caught up by ambivalence
Our lacquer on panel signed and dated “htchu 1981” (lower right) is presented with other works by the same artist.…
Nguyen Gia Tri, 1970, « Ombres et lumières sur la Moyenne Région » (Shadows and Light of the Middle Region) or “blandness”, supreme clarity of the soul
“Shadows and light on the Middle Region” is a breathtaking lacquer (44 X 61 cm) by Nguyen Gia Tri. Executed…
Le Pho, « Elegante à la tasse de thé », 1938-40, Hanoi’s madeleine de Proust and the “immense edifice of memory”
Le Pho painted the “Élégante à la tasse de thé” around 1938-40 in Paris – after his return in 1937.…
Tran Binh Loc, circa 1935-36, « The Little Brother », or the tragic figure
In this striking gouache and ink on silk (65X49cm), titled and signed on the back, executed circa 1935-36, Trần Bình…
Vu Cao Dam, 1952, « Maternité » (Maternity), or the sweetness of life as a principle of existence
When our painting was executed in 1952, Vu Cao Dam recovered his health; his son Michel, who had been so…
Pham Hau, or The Elegant Triumph Of Fervor And Humility
Acquired by Maurice Colin (1906-1994) residing in Vietnam during the colonial period, this set of works, brought back to France…
Vu Cao Dam, circa 1939, « La Jeune Fille au Turban Blanc » (The Girl with the White Turban), or the certainty of choice
When Vu Cao Dam painted this sumptuous silk around 1939, he was living in Paris since 1931. His desire to…
Le Quoc Loc, 40’s, (Landscape of Tonkin) « Paysage du Tonkin », or the evanescent beauty of the moment
Lê Quốc Lộc opened, in the 1940s a professional workshop at 42, rue Lò Đúc in Hanoi. He then like…