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…
The Vietnamese section at Christie’s in Hong Kong, September 26 and 27, 2024: a sip of green tea
12 works (out of 12) sold for a total of HKD 27,880,000 (€3,213,000, USD 3,576,000) at Christie’s in Hong Kong’s…
Mai Thu, 1935, « The return of the harvest », or no one can be deprived of nostalgia
On October 21, 1930, having just graduated (on June 19) from the Hanoi School of Fine Arts, in the first…
Nguyen Trung, « Les Élégantes », 2000, or grace, a subtle ploy against dogmatism
In the 1930s, two groups of Vietnamese emerged from Hanoi’s École des Beaux-Arts: those who left to conquer the West,…
Vu Cao Dam, circa 1939, “Woman’s Head”, or the power of idealization
Before the war, Vu Cao Dam, who is often overlooked for having graduated from the sculpture section of Hanoi’s Ecole…