Le Pho, « l’adieu au Tonkin », 1936, or the window, mirror of memory
“Farewell to Tonkin” is an essential work by Le Pho. Its symbolic form, unique in the painter’s work, the particular…
Le Pho, « La Baignade », circa 1938, or rubbing shoulders with the Master Bonnard
Le Pho was, from very early on, an unwavering admirer of Bonnard and Matisse. So confident, in fact, that he…
Nguyễn Tường Tam (1906-1963), circa 1926, or, “why bother with so rains and tan clouds?”
The scene is all déjà-vu: a young woman with a child in her arms. A woman with a walking stick.…
Mai Thu, 1946, “Mother and children” or the “delicate manifestation” – is it really that delicate ?
In 1960, French art critic Maximilien Gautier (1893-1977), proposed – in a booklet published by Mai Thu’s dealer Jean-François Apestéguy…
Vu Cao Dam, “Bust of a young woman” (circa 1935), or the “sealed meaning” of a work
A soft light radiates from this ink and gouache on silk (38 x 27 cm) executed around 1935. It shows…
Vietnamese painting at Christie’s Hong Kong, November 29th : an invigorating gentle breeze
It’s been four years since I last visited Hong Kong, due to the pandemic! It was an opportunity to revisit…
Mai Thu, « La Coiffure » circa 1939, or the “sailing cloud”
“La coiffure” is an enchanting painting by a passionate artist. A major work with an extremely rare stamp and a…
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.…