The Lost Honor of Richard C. Paddock, Journalist for The New York Times
The past season has been a record-breaking one for Vietnamese painting. Beyond the celebrations, it is interesting to look back…
Christie’s Hong Kong: The triumphant Philipe Damas Collection and the excellent health of Vietnamese painting
The superb premises of Christie’s Hong Kong, within the breathtaking Henderson Tower – by architect Zaha Hadid – in the…
Nguyen Do Cung, Nguyen Tien Chung, Nguyen Sang and Bui Xuan Phai: painters, works and ideas ; 1947 – c 1984
The Philippe Damas collection focuses primarily on the painter-travelers, artist teaching and first graduating classes of the École des Beaux-Arts…
Painters-travellers: discover, marvel, compare
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the “Grand Tour” was a journey through Europe (mainly France, Italy, the Netherlands and…
The Damas Collection, or the joy of being yourself
Philippe Damas’s 51 paintings, collected over more than 25 years, were created over almost a century by 32 artists (15…
« Le Retour du Marché » (Coming back from the market), 1933, « Les Trois Femmes » (Three women), 1934 et « L’Heure du Thé à Hué » (Tea time in Hué) 1937, by Joseph Inguimberty, Nguyen Gia Tri and Mai Trung Thu, or the sovereign crystallization of desire
Three artists with different projects and techniques come together historically to create three icons of Vietnamese painting. Inguimberty or the…
Mai Thu, « L’heure du thé à Hué (‘Tea Time in Hué’), 1937, or the conservatory-sanctuary
When Mai Thu painted this exceptional picture in 1937, he was already recognised by his peers and had acquired a…
Vietnam triumphant at Christie’s in Hong Kong, or the enchanting scent of white peonies
Following the very strong results (12 lots sold out of 12) – almost 28 million Hong Kong dollars (HKD) –…
Vu Cao Dam, “Pivoines”, 1957 or the memory to live
” Pivoines” (peonies) is a rare work, an oil on panel (65×50 cm) created at a crucial moment in the…
Le Pho: “Portrait of Le Thi Luu”, 1935, or “the half-open door lets in the breeze”
Large works in oil on canvas from Le Pho’s early period are extremely rare. They include “L’Âge heureux” (1930), illustrated…