Tran Dzu Hong – Scene from Truyen Kieu
An exceptional diptych lacquer work in terms of its theme, technique and narrative, Tran Dzu Hong needed two full years…
Category: Non classé
Ton That Dao – La Coiffure
In this rare silk, the confined atmosphere, austere and yet so typical of the old Hue is well described: one gets dressed, the makeup is on to keep up with the social rank: everything is duty with no pleasure;
Truong Bé: A Quest For The Absolute
Just exactly what do you know about a person? His life? It is simply what you find out about the…
2019: the year of all records for Vietnamese art at Christie’s Hong Kong
2019 began with a White Glove Sale at Christie’s Hong Kong on May 25. The year continued with another White…
To Ngoc Van « Les désabusées » 1932
To Ngoc Van succeeds in creating an outstanding work of art which is also a political manifesto, with subtleness and irreproachable technique.
« Mother and Child » – Le Thi Luu
Let us imagine the scene: the year is 1992, Le Pho, his wife Paulette and I are in a beautiful…
Hoang Tich Chu & Nguyen Tien Chung – « La moyenne région »
It is indeed rare to encounter such a work in 20th century Vietnamese painting. Both great painters graduated from the…
The quest for authentification in Vietnamese paintings. Example from Le Van De – Lady of Hue
The painter : Le Van De is a painter born in Ben Tre, south of Saigon. A significant detail considering…
« Woman With a Pineapple » Joseph Inguimberty
When Joseph Inguimberty arrived in Vietnam in 1925, could he possibly imagine that twenty years later he would have achieved…
Huge success for the vietnamese art section on the Christie’s spring auction at Hong-Kong !
Late may, I had the pleasure to work again with Christie’s as senior expert and deliver strong result on the…