Today, at 4pm HKT (3pm Vietnam), Bonhams’ SOUTHEAST ASIAN MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART auction will take place in Hong Kong.
Like every other auction, the star is the painting Le Collier [Necklace] by Mai Trung Thứ, with an estimated of 7.7 to 12 billion VND. This is one of his beautiful silk paintings of women. Surely Le Colllier will be favored by wealthy collectors because of its noble and dreamy beauty.
In the auction, in addition to the works of famous artists before 1945 such as Nam Sơn, Lê Phổ, Mai Trung Thứ, Vũ Cao Đàm, Trần Duy, Trần Hà, Võ Lăng, Trần Văn Thọ; There is also the next generation of famous artists such as Trần Lưu Hậu, Đỗ Quang Em, Nguyễn Trung, Đặng Xuân Hòa, Bùi Hữu Hùng.
Senior expert Joan Yip of Bonhams is a person with a comprehensive view and new thinking about the market. She is very active and proactive in finding good works of Vietnamese painting in the next period. In addition, setting a starting price corresponding to the artist’s name, suitable for the current market is also one of the plus points that makes Bonhams’ auctions attractive with many choices for collectors.
Before the auction, the Director of a Vietnamese Art Investment Fund shared with Viet Art View about his excitement for this auction. He will come directly to participate.
Viet Art View would like to share some of the works that will be featured in the auction.
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnamese-French, 1906-1980)
Le Collier, 1944
Signed MAI THU with artist’s seal and dated 1944 (lower right); signed Maï-Thu and titled Le Collier (reverse)
Ink and colour on silk
55 × 71 cm (21 5/8 × 28 in)
Le Pho (Vietnamese-French, 1907-2001)
Les Giroflées, Circa 1960s
Signed Le Pho and in Chinese (lower right); titled and inscribed No. 73 Chicago W.F. (reverse)
Oil on silk laid on Masonite
35 × 22 cm (13 3/4 × 8 5/8 in)
Vu Cao Dam (French-Vietnamese, 1908-2000)
Portrait of a Young Man
Signed Vu Cao Dam (lower right of the back of the neck)
terracotta
22.7 × 14 × 14.3 cm (9 × 5 1/2 × 5 5/8 in)
Tran Luu Hau (Vietnamese, 1928-2020)
Hanoi Trees, 2005
Signed and dated hau 05 (lower left)
Acrylic on canvas
150 × 150 cm (59 × 59 in)
Do Quang Em (Vietnamese, 1942-2021)
Portrait of Quen, 1993
Signed and dated DOQUANGEM 1993 (upper right)
Oil on canvas
77 × 65 cm (30 3/8 × 25 5/8 in)
Nguyen Trung (Vietnamese, born 1940)
Seated Woman, 1998
Signed and dated NG.TRUNG 98 (lower right)
Oil on canvas
99.5 × 99.5 cm (39 1/4 × 39 1/4 in)
Tran Van Ha (Vietnamese, 1911-1974)
Peasants, circa 1930s
Signed TRAN H HA and in Chinese with a seal (lower left)
ink and colour on silk
79 × 53 cm (31 1/8 × 20 7/8 in)
Tran Duy (Vietnamese, 1920-2014)
Bút Tháp Temple in Thuận Thành, Bắc Ninh, 1984
Signed, dated, titled and located with artist’s seal (bottom)
ink and colour on silk
51.5 × 78 cm (20 1/4 × 30 3/4 in)
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