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Nguyen Phan Chanh – “La Marchande de Ôc”
21 January 2020 Off By Jean-François Hubert

Nguyen Phan Chanh – “La Marchande de Ôc”

Nguyen Phan Chanh

A historic manifesto, a homage to the beauty of a current everyday scene, an expression of so singular a genius,…

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Truong Bé:  A Quest For The Absolute
15 January 2020 Off By Jean-François Hubert

Truong Bé: A Quest For The Absolute

Non classé

Just exactly what do you know about a person? His life? It is simply what you find out about the…

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Le Pho – The Bath At Sea
7 January 2020 Off By Jean-François Hubert

Le Pho – The Bath At Sea

Le Pho

2019 witnessed the great painter Le Pho (b. Hadong 1907 d. Paris 2000) become the most expensive Franco-Vietnamese painter in…

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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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