Luong Xuan Nhi – Fisherman’s Family. 1940.
The fisherman says: Stay with meLet’s share my poverty and let’s live without a worry…I have my trade and my…
La Toilette (Washing) by Le Pho
In 1925, Vietnam any painting of a nude was the fruit of a clash between two mentalities: on the one…
La Guerre, 1968, by Mai Thu: A Scream for Humanity
Mai Thu is mostly recognized for his representations of a happy world, gentle and idealized filled with beautiful women dressed…
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…
Vu Cao Dam and the Temptation of the Western World « Couple » – 1945
Although this painting is a clear depiction of a man and a woman, and one of Vu Cao Dam’s favorite…
Vu Cao Dam – Buddha « The Secularization of Existence »
When Vu Cao Dam created this painting in 1954, he was undergoing a “profound artistic and philosophical mutation” (according to…
Mai Thu : The Two Ladies. Homeland or Nation?
When Mai Trung Thu painted this sumptuous silk in 1943, he was living in Macon, on the eastern centre of…
Le Pho: « Les Poissons rouges », The Beauty of Domesticated Nature
The painting presented here is unique in the production of the artist– subject to external stock taking. Indeed, if the…
Nguyen Phan Chanh « La femme dans la rizière » – The End of a World
This important silk dated 1936 (bing-zi), more precisely recorded as ‘Summer 1936’ by the hand of the artist on the…
Mai Thu « Nue » – The Reciprocal Acculturation
This painting is a ‘translation‘ – a term carefully chosen – by Mai Thu, of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ (1780-1857) famous painting,…