Nguyen Phan Chang, 1932, « The Sugar Cane Merchant », or the serenity of the truth
Our painting is part of the artist’s exceptional period of creation from 1929 to the year 1933. In 1932, Nguyen…
Bui Xuan Phai, 1971, the « Portrait Of Tran Quy Thinh » or the Tran Dan’s victory over To Huu
Much has been already written about Bui Xuan Phai (1920-1988). Not the essential as censorship has been strong there and…
Mai Trung Thu, 1942, “The Family” or the pretext of Confucianism
This large (46 x 60 cm) and beautiful gouache and ink on silk belongs to a series of works created…
Lé Van Dé, 1942, The Woman With The Dove, or the deconstruction, source of disillusionment
Lé Van Dé was born on August 28, 1906 in Mo Cay near Ben Tré in southern Vietnam. He entered…
Pham Hau « Roosters In a Landscape » c. 1940 or the fable of animals
In this magnificent screen of very large format (six panels of 135 X 44 cm each, in all 135 X…
Nguyen Cat Tuong (LeMur), 1940 « Mother And Child », Or the form surpasses the background
Through this large format ink and gouache on silk (74,5 X 38,5cm), signed and dated 1940 (lower right), we can…
Le Pho, 1947 « La Femme Couchée » (Reclining Lady), or the intermittency of self
It is always tempting and tempted to chronologically classify the work of a painter. Le Pho is no exception and…
On December 2, 2021, at Christie’s in Hong Kong, the “Austerlitz Sun” illuminated Vietnamese painting
Once again the honor of the “white gloves” for the Vietnamese section at Christie’s in Hong Kong this December 2nd.…
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…