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Luong Xuan Nhi – Fisherman’s Family. 1940.
20 December 2019 Off By Jean-François Hubert

Luong Xuan Nhi – Fisherman’s Family. 1940.

Luong Xuan Nhi

The fisherman says: Stay with meLet’s share my poverty and let’s live without a worry…I have my trade and my…

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La Toilette (Washing) by Le Pho
16 December 2019 Off By Jean-François Hubert

La Toilette (Washing) by Le Pho

Le Pho

In 1925, Vietnam any painting of a nude was the fruit of a clash between two mentalities: on the one…

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La Guerre, 1968, by Mai Thu: A Scream for Humanity
12 December 2019 Off By Jean-François Hubert

La Guerre, 1968, by Mai Thu: A Scream for Humanity

Mai Thu

Mai Thu is mostly recognized for his representations of a happy world, gentle and idealized filled with beautiful women dressed…

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2019: the year of all records for Vietnamese art at Christie’s Hong Kong
4 December 2019 Off By Jean-François Hubert

2019: the year of all records for Vietnamese art at Christie’s Hong Kong

Non classé

2019 began with a White Glove Sale at Christie’s Hong Kong on May 25. The year continued with another White…

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Vu Cao Dam and the Temptation of the Western World « Couple » – 1945
23 November 2019 Off By Jean-François Hubert

Vu Cao Dam and the Temptation of the Western World « Couple » – 1945

Vu Cao Dam

Although this painting is a clear depiction of a man and a woman, and one of Vu Cao Dam’s favorite…

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Vu Cao Dam – Buddha « The Secularization of Existence »
22 November 2019 Off By Jean-François Hubert

Vu Cao Dam – Buddha « The Secularization of Existence »

Vu Cao Dam

When Vu Cao Dam created this painting in 1954, he was undergoing a “profound artistic and philosophical mutation” (according to…

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Mai Thu : The Two Ladies. Homeland or Nation?
21 November 2019 Off By Jean-François Hubert

Mai Thu : The Two Ladies. Homeland or Nation?

Mai Thu

When Mai Trung Thu painted this sumptuous silk in 1943, he was living in Macon, on the eastern centre of…

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Le Pho: «  Les Poissons rouges », The Beauty of Domesticated Nature
20 November 2019 Off By Jean-François Hubert

Le Pho: « Les Poissons rouges », The Beauty of Domesticated Nature

Le Pho

The painting presented here is unique in the production of the artist– subject to external stock taking. Indeed, if the…

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Nguyen Phan Chanh « La femme dans la rizière » – The End of a World
19 November 2019 Off By Jean-François Hubert

Nguyen Phan Chanh « La femme dans la rizière » – The End of a World

Nguyen Phan Chanh

This important silk dated 1936 (bing-zi), more precisely recorded as ‘Summer 1936’ by the hand of the artist on the…

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Mai Thu « Nue » – The Reciprocal Acculturation
18 November 2019 Off By Jean-François Hubert

Mai Thu « Nue » – The Reciprocal Acculturation

Mai Thu

This painting is a ‘translation‘ – a term carefully chosen – by Mai Thu, of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ (1780-1857) famous painting,…

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  • Nguyen Gia Tri, 1970, « Ombres et lumières sur la Moyenne Région » (Shadows and Light of the Middle Region) or “blandness”, supreme clarity of the soul
  • Le Pho, « Elegante à la tasse de thé », 1938-40, Hanoi’s madeleine de Proust and the “immense edifice of memory”
  • Tran Binh Loc, circa 1935-36, « The Little Brother », or the tragic figure
  • Vu Cao Dam, 1952, « Maternité » (Maternity), or the sweetness of life as a principle of existence
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