+ LÊ QUỐC LỘC (VIETNAM, 1918-1987)
ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS DE L'INDOCHINE (INDOCHINA FINE ARTS COLLEGE - EBAI), 12TH CLASS (1942)
Paysage au village traversé par le fleuve Mékong - A Mekong river...

+ LÊ QUỐC LỘC (VIETNAM, 1918-1987)
ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS DE L'INDOCHINE (INDOCHINA FINE ARTS COLLEGE - EBAI), 12TH CLASS (1942)
Paysage au village traversé par le fleuve Mékong - A Mekong river landscape with a village
A rare and important six-panel (or six-fold, 6) lacquered wooden screen
Signed and dated on the lower right of the far-right panel: '1943'
Dimensions:
- each panel (approximately): 97,5 x 32 cm
- the screen (approximately): 97,5 x 192 cm

Provenance:
- a French Riviera private collection;
- acquired by the grand-father of the current owner, who lived Vietnam from 1922 to 1948, in Chß”åú Lß”åøn, a district of Hß”åô Chí Minh Ville (Saigon, Vietnam), in front of hôpital Drouhet, and then in CßÔÇíºn Thãí (Mekong delta region, Vietnam) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia).

+ NOTICE TO BIDDERS: This lot is stored at CADOGAN TATE PARIS. Please contact CADOGAN TATE at Parc des Docks, Bâtiment 553B, 50 rue Ardouin, St Ouen, 93400 Paris, France, +33 1 48 20 85 60.

Notes:
1. Lê Quß”åæc Lß”åÖc was born in TußÔÇíÑn Quang hamlet in Phùng HãÔé¼ng Commune, Khoái Châu District, HãÔé¼ng Yên Province in 1918. He studied in the lacquer department of the École des Beaux Arts de l'Indochine starting from 1936 with professor Joseph Inguimberty (1896-1971) and graduated in 1942. He then opened his own lacquer workshop located at 42 Lò ÅÉúc Street in Hanoï along with other artists such as PhßÔÇíím HßÔÇí¡u, Nguyß”åàn Gia Trí, Nguyß”åàn VÅân Tß”åÁ and Hoàng Tích Chù. Starting from August 1945, during the First Indochina War, Lê Quß”åæc Lß”åÖc joined the Viß”åçt Minh. Between 1945 and 1946, he worked at the Department of Propaganda in North Vietnam. Later on, he was put in charge of the Painting Department at the Department of Propaganda of Military Zone 3 (1947-1954). Between 1955 and 1959, he worked at the Vietnam Arts and Crafts Association and eventually became a member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association in 1957. After the division of Vietnam following the war, he was appointed the deputy director of the Gia ÅÉinh (Saigon) School of Applied Arts, whose founder was Lê VÅân ÅÉß”åç (1906-1966) where he taught from 1959 to 1967 and contributed to the rise of new artists. In 1968, he moved back to Hanoi to work at the Vietnam Fine Arts Association until 1978. Through his career, he was awarded numerous prizes amongst which: the National Fine Arts Exhibition Award (1st Prize in 1960, 2nd Prize in 1955, 1958 and 1962); the Craft Exhibition Award of the GDR (1st Prize in 1978 and 2nd Prize in 1974); the Ho Chi Minh Prize for Literature and Art (in 2000).
2. This screen, a masterpiece by world-renowned lacquer artist Lê Quß”åæc Lß”åÖc, is typical of the artist's work, in the sense that the predominant colors (or tones) are red and dark brown combined with gilt. It depicts a bird's eye-viewed animated landscape, as seen from the top of a hill, crossed by Mekong river arms. The in-depth perspective is created by a succession of grounds. In the first two ones, the artist used a gilt lacquer to depict trees, including palm trees. In the middle one, on the left, is a traditional thatched houses hamlet. Then come Mekong river arms in alternance with isthmuses. The composition may roughly be described as being divided into two parts by a diagonal going from the upper left corner to the lower right corner - thereby creating two triangular shapes - and playing with empty and full: the lower left part, a full one dominated by red tones, is mostly devoted to the village scene and to the depiction of nature; the upper right part, an empty one dominated by dark tones, mostly concentrates on the depiction of the Mekong River. This work also stands out because of its profusion of details, amidst which: clothes hanging on a line in the hamlet; sampan boats with fishermen sailing the river; walking peasants or water carriers; a silent street market scene in front of a thatched house on the lower right corner etc. Also of importance is the year during which this screen was created, i.e. 1943, a very special one for Lê Quß”åæc Lß”åÖc as well as a very creative one. Indeed, not only was his first son (Lê Huy VÅân) born that year, but also he set up his own lacquer workshop and created several masterpieces such as an almost identical screen (click HERE <https://asium-auction.com/catalogue/vente_55_arts-du-vietnam/lot_176_le-quoc-loc-1918-1987> to see this work) and another screen depicting Phnom Penh (click HERE <https://www.asium-auction.com/catalogue/vente_88_vietnam/page2> to see this work).
3. Recently, Lê Quß”åæc Lß”åÖc has been highly prized and valued on the art market by knowledgeable collectors, thereby acknowledging his prominent position in the history of Vietnamese Art. Indeed, an eight-fold lacquer screen depicting Phnom Penh achieved an impressive Ôé¼1,222,000 at a public auction in Paris (2021-10-21, lot 114 - click HERE <https://www.asium-auction.com/catalogue/vente_88_vietnam/page2> to see this work). In 2020, another version of our screen fetched Ôé¼357,500 at another public auction in Paris (2020-11-03, lot 176 - click HERE <https://asium-auction.com/catalogue/vente_55_arts-du-vietnam/lot_176_le-quoc-loc-1918-1987> to see this work).

LÊ QUß”åÉC Lß”åÿC (VIß”ååT NAM, 1918-1987)
ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS DE L'INDOCHINE (TRã»ß”å£NG CAO ÅÉßÔÇíÔÇÜNG Mß”å© THUßÔÇí¼T ÅÉÔNG Dã»ãáNG, KHÓA 12 (1942)
Paysage au village traversé par le fleuve Mékong - Phong cßÔÇíúnh sông Mê Kông vß”åøi hình ßÔÇíúnh làng quê
Mß”åÖt bß”å®c bình phong bßÔÇíüng gß”åù sãín mài sáu tßÔÇíÑm (hoßÔÇíÀc gßÔÇíÑp sáu, 6 lßÔÇíºn) quý hißÔÇíám và ÅæßÔÇíÀc biß”åçt.
ÅÉãÔé¼ß”åúc ký tên và ghi ngày ß”åãÆ góc dãÔé¼ß”åøi bên phßÔÇíúi cß”åºa tßÔÇíÑm ngoài cùng bên phßÔÇíúi: "1943".
Kích thãÔé¼ß”åøc:
- mß”åùi tßÔÇíÑm (ãÔé¼ß”åøc tính): 97,5 x 32 cm
- nguyên bß”å®c (ãÔé¼ß”åøc tính): 97,5 x 192 cm

XußÔÇíÑt xß”å®:
- mß”åÖt bß”åÖ sãÔé¼u tßÔÇí¡p tãÔé¼ nhân Riviera cß”åºa Pháp;
- ÅæãÔé¼ß”åúc mua bß”åãÆi ông nß”åÖi cß”åºa ngãÔé¼ß”åØi chß”åº sß”åãÆ hß”å»u hiß”åçn tßÔÇííi, ngãÔé¼ß”åØi Åæã sß”åæng ß”åãÆ Viß”åçt Nam tß”å½ nÅâm 1922 ÅæßÔÇíán nÅâm 1948, tßÔÇííi Chß”åú Lß”åøn, mß”åÖt qußÔÇí¡n cß”åºa Thành phß”åæ Hß”åô Chí Minh (Sài Gòn, Viß”åçt Nam), trãÔé¼ß”åøc bß”åçnh viß”åçn Drouhet, và sau Åæó ß”åãÆ CßÔÇíºn Thãí (vùng Åæß”åông bßÔÇíüng sông Cß”å¡u Long) , Viß”åçt Nam) và Phnom Penh (Campuchia).

Ghi chú:
1. Lê Quß”åæc Lß”åÖc sinh ra tßÔÇííi thôn TußÔÇíÑn Quang, xã Phùng HãÔé¼ng, huyß”åçn Khoái Châu, tß”åënh HãÔé¼ng Yên vào nÅâm 1918. Ông theo hß”åìc khoa sãín mài cß”åºa TrãÔé¼ß”åØng Mß”åÔÇá thußÔÇí¡t ÅÉông DãÔé¼ãíng tß”å½ nÅâm 1936 vß”åøi giáo sãÔé¼ Joseph Inguimberty ( 1896-1971) và tß”åæt nghiß”åçp nÅâm 1942. Sau Åæó, ông mß”åãÆ xãÔé¼ß”åãÆng sãín mài cß”åºa riêng mình tßÔÇííi 42 ÅæãÔé¼ß”åØng Lò ÅÉúc, Hà Nß”åÖi cùng vß”åøi các nghß”åç nhân khác nhãÔé¼ PhßÔÇíím HßÔÇí¡u, Nguyß”åàn Gia Trí, Nguyß”åàn VÅân Tß”åÁ và Hoàng Tích Chù. BßÔÇí»t ÅæßÔÇíºu tß”å½ tháng 8 nÅâm 1945, trong ChißÔÇíán tranh ÅÉông DãÔé¼ãíng lßÔÇíºn thß”å® nhßÔÇíÑt, Lê Quß”åæc Lß”åÖc tham gia Viß”åçt Minh. Trong khoßÔÇíúng thß”åØi gian tß”å½ nÅâm 1945 ÅæßÔÇíán nÅâm 1946, ông làm viß”åçc tßÔÇííi Sß”åãÆ Tuyên truyß”åün tßÔÇííi miß”åün BßÔÇí»c Viß”åçt Nam. Sau Åæó, ông ÅæãÔé¼ß”åúc ÅæãÔé¼a vß”åü phß”åÑ trách Phòng Hß”åÖi hß”åìa ß”åãÆ Sß”åãÆ Tuyên truyß”åün Quân khu 3 (1947-1954). Tß”å½ nÅâm 1955 ÅæßÔÇíán 1959, ông làm viß”åçc tßÔÇííi Hß”åÖi Thß”åº công Mß”åÔÇá nghß”åç Viß”åçt Nam và cuß”åæi cùng trß”åãÆ thành hß”åÖi viên Hß”åÖi Mß”åÔÇá thußÔÇí¡t Viß”åçt Nam nÅâm 1957. Sau khi Viß”åçt Nam bß”åï chia cßÔÇí»t sau chißÔÇíán tranh, ông ÅæãÔé¼ß”åúc bß”åò nhiß”åçm làm Phó giám Åæß”åæc TrãÔé¼ß”åØng Mß”åÔÇá thußÔÇí¡t ß”å¿ng dß”åÑng Gia ÅÉß”åïnh (Sài Gòn), ngãÔé¼ß”åØi sáng lßÔÇí¡p là Lê VÅân ÅÉß”åç (1906-1966), nãíi ông gißÔÇíúng dßÔÇííy tß”å½ nÅâm 1959 ÅæßÔÇíán nÅâm 1967 và góp phßÔÇíºn vào sß”åü phát triß”åân cß”åºa các nghß”åç sÅ® mß”åøi. NÅâm 1968, ông vß”åü Hà Nß”åÖi công tác tßÔÇííi Hß”åÖi Mß”åÔÇá thußÔÇí¡t Viß”åçt Nam cho ÅæßÔÇíán nÅâm 1978. Trong sß”åü nghiß”åçp cß”åºa mình, ông Åæ㠍ÅæãÔé¼ß”åúc tßÔÇíÀng thãÔé¼ß”åãÆng nhiß”åüu gißÔÇíúi thãÔé¼ß”åãÆng: GißÔÇíúi thãÔé¼ß”åãÆng Triß”åân lãm Mß”åÔÇá thußÔÇí¡t Toàn quß”åæc (GißÔÇíúi nhßÔÇíÑt nÅâm 1960, GißÔÇíúi nhì nÅâm 1955, 1958 và 1962); GißÔÇíúi thãÔé¼ß”åãÆng Triß”åân lãm Hàng Thß”åº công Mß”åÔÇá nghß”åç cß”åºa CHDC ÅÉß”å®c (GißÔÇíúi nhßÔÇíÑt nÅâm 1978 và GißÔÇíúi nhì nÅâm 1974); GißÔÇíúi thãÔé¼ß”åãÆng Hß”åô Chí Minh vß”åü VÅân hß”åìc Nghß”åç thußÔÇí¡t (nÅâm 2000).
2. Bß”å®c bình phong này, mß”åÖt kiß”åçt tác cß”åºa nghß”åç nhân sãín mài nß”åòi tißÔÇíáng thßÔÇíá giß”åøi Lê Quß”åæc Lß”åÖc, là tác phßÔÇí®m tiêu biß”åâu cß”åºa nghß”åç nhân, thß”åâ hiß”åçn ß”åãÆ màu sßÔÇí»c chß”åº ÅæßÔÇíío (hoßÔÇíÀc tông màu) là Åæß”åÅ và nâu sßÔÇí½m kßÔÇíát hß”åúp vß”åøi mßÔÇíí vàng. Tác phßÔÇí®m này mô tßÔÇíú toàn cßÔÇíúnh mß”åÖt cßÔÇíúnh quan sß”åæng Åæß”åÖng, nhãÔé¼ ÅæãÔé¼ß”åúc nhìn tß”å½ trên Åæß”åënh Åæß”åôi, ÅæãÔé¼ß”åúc cßÔÇí»t ngang bß”åãÆi các nhánh sông Mekong. LußÔÇí¡t phß”åæi cßÔÇíúnh xa gßÔÇíºn chuyên sâu ÅæãÔé¼ß”åúc tßÔÇíío ra bß”åãÆi sß”åü nß”åæi tißÔÇíáp nhau cß”åºa các lß”åøp. Trong hai bß”å®c ÅæßÔÇíºu tiên, nghß”åç nhân Åæã sß”å¡ dß”åÑng sãín mài mßÔÇíí vàng Åæß”åâ khßÔÇí»c hß”åìa cây cß”åæi, bao gß”åôm cây cß”åì. ß”å× tßÔÇíÑm giß”å»a, bên trái, là mß”åÖt xóm nhà tranh truyß”åün thß”åæng. Sau Åæó ÅæßÔÇíán các nhánh sông Mekong xen kßÔÇí¢ vß”åøi các eo ÅæßÔÇíÑt. Bß”åæ cß”åÑc có thß”å⠍ÅæãÔé¼ß”åúc mô tßÔÇíú mß”åÖt cách ÅæßÔÇííi khái là ÅæãÔé¼ß”åúc chia thành hai phßÔÇíºn bß”åãÆi mß”åÖt ÅæãÔé¼ß”åØng chéo Åæi tß”å½ góc trên bên trái ÅæßÔÇíán góc dãÔé¼ß”åøi bên phßÔÇíúi - do Åæó tßÔÇíío ra hai hình tam giác - và cách xß”å¡ lý vß”åøi sß”åü trß”åæng vßÔÇí»ng và Åæông Åæúc: phßÔÇíºn dãÔé¼ß”åøi bên trái, mß”åÖt phßÔÇíºn Åæông Åæúc bß”åï chi phß”åæi bß”åãÆi tông màu Åæß”åÅ, chß”åº yßÔÇíáu dành cho cßÔÇíúnh làng quê và miêu tßÔÇíú thiên nhiên; phßÔÇíºn trên bên phßÔÇíúi, mß”åÖt phßÔÇíºn trß”åæng vßÔÇí»ng có tông màu tß”åæi chißÔÇíám ãÔé¼u thßÔÇíá, chß”åº yßÔÇíáu tßÔÇí¡p trung vào mô tßÔÇíú sông Mekong. Tác phßÔÇí®m này còn nß”åòi bßÔÇí¡t bß”åãÆi sß”åü phong phú các chi tißÔÇíát, trong sß”åæ Åæó phßÔÇíúi kß”å⠍ÅæßÔÇíán là: qußÔÇíºn áo treo trên mß”åÖt dây phãíi trong xóm; thuyß”åün tam bßÔÇíún có ngãÔé¼ dân Åæang chèo thuyß”åün trên sông; nông dân Åæi bß”åÖ hoßÔÇíÀc gánh nãÔé¼ß”åøc; cßÔÇíúnh phß”åæ chß”åú thanh vßÔÇí»ng trãÔé¼ß”åøc mß”åÖt ngôi nhà tranh ß”åãÆ góc dãÔé¼ß”åøi bên phßÔÇíúi v.v. Mß”åÖt Åæiß”åüu quan trß”åìng nß”å»a là nÅâm ra Åæß”åØi bß”å®c bình phong này, Åæó là nÅâm 1943, mß”åÖt nÅâm rßÔÇíÑt ÅæßÔÇíÀc biß”åçt cÉ®ng là mß”åÖt nÅâm rßÔÇíÑt sáng tßÔÇíío Åæß”åæi vß”åøi Lê Quß”åæc Lß”åÖc. ThßÔÇí¡t vßÔÇí¡y, ông không chß”åë có ngãÔé¼ß”åØi con trai ÅæßÔÇíºu lòng (Lê Huy VÅân) ÅæãÔé¼ß”åúc sinh ra vào nÅâm Åæó mà ông còn lßÔÇí¡p xãÔé¼ß”åãÆng sãín mài cß”åºa riêng mình và tßÔÇíío ra mß”åÖt sß”åæ kiß”åçt tác nhãÔé¼ mß”åÖt bß”å®c bình phong gßÔÇíºn nhãÔé¼ giß”åæng hß”åçt (bßÔÇíÑm vào ÅÉÂY Åæß”åâ xem tác phßÔÇí®m này) và mß”åÖt bß”å®c bình phong khác miêu tßÔÇíú Phnôm P&eci

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