oil on canvas

Michelangelo Merisi, detto il Caravaggio (1571-1610), Bacchus, circa 1596-1597, oil on canvas, 85 × 95 cm (33.5 × 37.4 in), Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Michelangelo Merisi, detto il Caravaggio (1571-1610), Bacchus, detail, circa 1596-1597, oil on canvas, 85 × 95 cm (33.5 × 37.4 in), Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Michelangelo Merisi, detto il Caravaggio (1571-1610), Bacchus, detail, circa 1596-1597, oil on canvas, 85 × 95 cm (33.5 × 37.4 in), Galleria degli Uffizi,... [Lire la suite]

El Greco, “Portrait of a Gentleman”, 1570, oil on canvas (courtesy Commission for Looted Art in Europe).  BERLIN — A painting by El Greco that was seized by the Gestapo in Vienna in 1938 has been returned to the owner's heirs. "Portrait of a Gentleman" was known to have been in New York in the 1950s. Attempts by the owner, Julius Priester, who had fled Vienna, to recover the artwork after the war were unsuccessful. He died in 1954. Several decades later his heirs put in a claim for the work. It had changed hands several... [Lire la suite]

Phạm An Hải (B. 1967), Balance. Signed and dated 2011; signed, titled, inscribed and dated 2011 on the stretcher of the reverse. Oil on canvas, 100 by 200 cm. 39 1/4 by 78 3/4 in. Estimate 100,000—150,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s. MODERN & CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART, 05 AVRIL 2015 | 10:00 AM HKT – HONG KONG

  Hồng Việt Dũng (B. 1962), Monk. Signed. Oil on canvas, 101 by 101 cm.; 39 3/4 by 39 3/4 in. Estimate 30,000 —50,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s. Provenance: Property from the collection of the late Professor Arthur Lim Exhibition: Singapore, NUS Museums, National University of Singapore, The Arthur Lim Benefaction: Twelve Important Paintings, 2003 Bibliography: Singapore, NUS Museums, National University of Singapore, The Arthur Lim Benefaction: Twelve Important... [Lire la suite]

Đặng Xuân Hoà (B. 1959), (I) Painter (II) Man with a bird. (i) Signed and dated 2/2008 (ii) Signed and dated 2/2008. Oil on canvas, in 2 parts. Each: 50 by 59.5 cm.; 19 1/2 by 23 1/4 in. (2). Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s. Provenance: Private Collection, Singapore Sotheby’s. MODERN & CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART, 05 AVRIL 2015 | 10:00 AM HKT – HONG KONG

Trần Lưu Hậu (B. 1928), Temple. Signed and dated 88. Oil on canvas, 111 by 134.5 cm.; 43 3/4 by 53 in. Estimate 48,000 —68,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s. Bibliography: Jeffrey Hantover, Uncorked Soul: Contemporary Art from Vietnam, Plum Blossoms (International) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1991, p. 82, colour plate 25 Note: « …his mastery comes from having faced the realities of life and death as a young student in the Viet Bac and having seen a bit more of the world than most Vietnamese... [Lire la suite]

Vũ Cao Đàm (1908-2000), Maternité (Maternity). Signed and dated 63. Oil on canvas, 92 by 59.5 cm.; 36 1/4 by 23 1/4 in. Estimate 120,000— 180,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s. MODERN & CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART, 05 AVRIL 2015 | 10:00 AM HKT – HONG KONG

Vũ Cao Đàm (1908-2000), La rencontre (The meeting). Signed and dated 84; signed, titled and numbered on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 60.5 by 73.5 cm.; 23 3/4 by 28 3/4 in. Estimate 120,000—180,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s. MODERN & CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART, 05 AVRIL 2015 | 10:00 AM HKT – HONG KONG

Vũ Cao Đàm (1908-2000), Le cavalier (The rider). Signed and dated 1960. Oil on canvas, 46 by 55 cm.; 18 by 21 1/2 in. Estimate 45,000 —65,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s. Provenance: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, October 6 2013, Lot 367 Sotheby’s. MODERN & CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART, 05 AVRIL 2015 | 10:00 AM HKT – HONG KONG

Vũ Cao Đàm (1908-2000), Divinité (Divinity). Signed, numbered, titled and dated 1984 on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 55 by 46 cm.; 21 1/2 by 18 in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s. Provenance: Wally Findlay Galleries, USASotheby’s Singapore Oct 12 2003, Lot 89Property from the collection of the late Professor Arthur Lim Sotheby’s. MODERN & CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART, 05 AVRIL 2015 | 10:00 AM HKT – HONG KONG