« The Betel Nut Seller » – Nguyen Phan Chanh. 1931
Considered icons of Vietnamese art, the early works of Nguyen Phan Chanh were critically acclaimed, widely published, and avidly collected…
Nguyen Trung: grace against dogmastism
Certainly, the history of 20th century Vietnamese painting must be clearly described – in artistic terms – by referring to…
Le Pho – « Le Moment Agréable ». Around 1938.
Dr. Francois Charles, a prominent doctor working in Oran, French Algeria, first acquired the present lot from the well-known cultural…
Joseph Inguimberty – « Woman in a Hammock ». 1940
Joseph Inguimberty had been teaching at the Fine Arts School of Hanoi for fifteen years when he started on this…
Vu Cao Dam – Composition
As a literary man, French was a language Vu Cao Dam mastered perfectly with great ease. It is evident that…
Pham Hau – « Young Cowherds in Tonkinese Landscape »
The artwork we proudly present here is a magnificent and seductive lacquer on board. It distinguishes itself not only because…
Nguyen Gia Tri – « La perfection ou femmes et jardins du Vietnam »
Born in 1908 in Hadong, near Hanoi in northern Vietnam, Nguyen Gia Trí, the leading artist in Vietnamese lacquer, is…
« A cup of tea » by Le Pho
Une tasse de thé an everlasting masterpiece of Vietnamese art.
Le Pho – Nativity. 1941
Le Pho always showed gratitude for the circumstances of his life, and the depth of his feeling was a vital source of inspiration for his exceptional artistic work.
Nguyen Phan Chanh. « Les cases gagnantes ». 1931
Nothing ever begins, nothing ever ends.Only the void is absolute.The truth to understand is that all things are of a…