Vietnam, Paintings

NICE.- The international art market is now bearing the brunt of the financial crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of this, our Chief Expert, Jean Gauchet, has several pieces of advice to our readers. The newly released Art Market 2020 report by Art Basel and UBS analyses that the travel restrictions and bans on social events put up by governments worldwide are bringing a dramatic impact on the global art market. Indeed, a number of art fairs have already cancelled or postponed their show this year, including... [Lire la suite]

Vietnamese artists have been having a moment in the modern and contemporary art scene. In recent years, the Vietnamese fine art market has been enjoying more of the spotlight, paintings have commanded higher prices, and talented artists have emerged on the global stage in greater numbers. rtworks by Vietnamese artists had begun to attract an international audience since 1986, when the country opened its economy. Since then, Sotheby’s has played a big part in increasing recognition to some of the nation’s greatest artists,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 295. Lê Phổ (1907-2001),
Jeune femme assise songeuse appuyée à une table lisant ses lettres, un bouquet dans un vase devant elle
. Couleurs sur papier, 78 x 78,8 cm. Estimation : 45 000 € / 50 000 €. Courtesy Leclere. Provenance : Ancienne collection, Trương Văn Ý, ancien directeur de l’Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-Arts de Gia Định Acquis directement auprès de ce dernier. Collection du sud de la France
. Note : Lê Phổ est né le 2 août 1907 au hameau de Cự Lộc, commune de Nhân Chính, district de... [Lire la suite]

Lê Phổ (Vietnamese/French, 1907-2001), oil-on-canvas painting, 27.25 x 32in (framed). Sold for $52,000. Courtesy Palm Beach Modern Auctions.  WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.- On May 25, the amiable team at Palm Beach Modern Auctions greeted “regulars” and new bidders alike to a 532-lot sale of high-quality art, designer furniture and outdoor sculptures from fine private collections. For many in attendance, the drawcard was the long list of desirable artists represented in the sale, but others, especially from the... [Lire la suite]

Bonhams is pleased to bring to sale from an important European private collection a selection of works from two of the last vanguards of modern Vietnamese art, Bùi Xuân Phái and Nguyễn Tư Nghiêm. Both artists belong to the last batch of graduates from the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts d'Indochine (1941-1946), and were pivotal in the transmission of a modern sensibility.  This took place against a backdrop of development in Vietnamese art in the immediate post-war years, as artists situated in independence-seeking... [Lire la suite]

Lot 903. Nguyễn Tư Nghiêm (1922-2016), Danseurs, gouache sur papier, datée 68, 35x67 cm. Estimate: CHF7,000 - CHF9,000. Sold: CHF6,000. © Piguet Auction House. Provenance: achetée directement auprès de l'artiste en 1994.  Art précolombien Arts de l'Antiquité Arts d'Orient et d'Extrême-Orient Art Islamique by Piguet Hôtel des Ventes, Genève, December 12, 2018

Lot 142. Lê Phổ, (1907-2001), "Maternity", circa 1943, ink and gouache on silk. Signée 'Lê Phổ' en bas à gauche. Dimensions : 59,5 x 42,5 cm (23 1/2 x 16 3/4 in.). Estimation 4 000 - 6 000 €. Vendu 27 300 €. © Artcurial Veuillez noter qu'un certificat d'authenticité signé de la main du fils et ayant-droit de l'artiste sera remis à l'acquéreur.  Artcurial. Vente Art d’Asie - 10 décembre 2018

PARIS - L’année 2017 a été marquée par plusieurs dons d’une grande importance pour les collections vietnamiennes du musée Cernuschi. Le premier, un ensemble de treize oeuvres émanant des écoles des beaux-arts de la Cochinchine (sud du Vietnam) et datant des années 1930 – 1940, a été généreusement donné par Monsieur Marcel Schneyder, fils de Thérèse et René Schneyder, haut fonctionnaire en Indochine de 1924 à 1951. De 1935 à 1945, René Schneyder sera successivement administrateur chef de la province de Bạc Liêu, directeur des... [Lire la suite]

Lot 156. Vũ Cao Đàm (1908-2000), Rituel animiste, vers 1930. Estimation: 15 000 € / 20 000 €. Courtesy FFAP Encre et gouache sur soie. Signée, marquée du sceau de l'artiste et datée en bas à gauche, 55 x 46 cm. - 21 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.  Ink and gouache on silk, signed, marqued with the artist' stamp and dated lower leftL'authenticité de cette oeuvre a été confirmée par Mme Yannick VU-JAKOBER fille et ayant-droit de l'artiste. 120 Tableaux de l'Ancienne Collection Bernasconi - 25 sculptures de Lucien... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1030. Maison des Beaux Arts de L’Indochine, An important Coromandel lacquer screen, engraved with a seal of the school, lacquer on wood panel, in 10 parts; each: 160.5 by 27.5 cm; 63 1/4  by 10 3/4  in (10); overall: 160.5 by 279 cm; 63 1/4  by 109 3/4  in.  Estimate 700,000 — 900,000 HKD. © Sotheby’s Provenance: Private Collection, France. Note: With the founding contributions of the French painters Joseph Inguimberty, Victor... [Lire la suite]