VIETNAM, INDOCHINA, ASIAN PAINTERS, VARIA & JAPAN
29 June 2022 - 10:00 am
ADAM’S ARE THRILLED TO PRESENT PRINTEMPS ASIATIQUE #1 & #2, TWO UNIQUE CURATED PREMIUM AUCTIONS WITH ∓1000 LOTS WITH NUMEROUS NAMED PROVENANCES
PRINTEMPS ASIATIQUE #2 - VIETNAM & INDOCHINA, ASIAN PAINTERS & MODERN ART, VARIA & JAPAN]
PREVIEWED IN PARIS AT ‘THE PAGODA FAIR’ AS PART OF ‘PARIS ASIA WEEK’:
- 48, rue de Courcelles / 75008 Paris, France;
- Wednesday 8th to Sunday 12th June, 11AM-7PM, night opening June 9th until 10PM.
An event of Paris Asia Week, the Pagoda Fair will feature masterpieces from a short-listed selection of dealers and auction houses (7 in total). The fair is named after the exceptional venue in which it takes place: the Pagoda of C.T. LOO (Ching Tsai Loo, 1880-1957) (the number 1 Asian art and antiques dealer of the 20th century), an outstanding Chinese-style building overlooking Monceau park in the 17th district.
Introduction:
This sale aims at promoting visual arts and antiques from Vietnam, with an emphasis on the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine and his major students. Amidst the notable consignments in the sale:
#1- A MAJOR SIX-FOLD LACQUER SCREEN BY LÊ QUỐC LỘC (€200,000-€400,000):
Adam’s are proud to unveil a newly discovered masterpiece by a prominent artist of the Ecole des Beaux Arts de l’Indochine: Lê Quốc Lộc (Vietnam, 1918-1987). Born in Tuấn Quang hamlet, a student of Joseph Inguimberty (1896-1971), Lê Quốc Lộc graduated from the above-mentioned school in 1942 (12th class). One of the most-prized Vietnamese lacquer artists of the 20th century, along with Phạm Hậu and Nguyễn Gia Trí, he is also known for having been the deputy director of and a professor at the Gia Đinh (Saigon) School of Applied Arts (1959-1967) and to have been awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize for Literature and Art (in 2000).
#2- A MAJOR LACQUER PANEL BY ALIX AYMÉ (€100,000-€200,000):
ADAM’S are proud to unveil a newly discovered masterpiece by a professor at the ecole des beaux arts de l’indochine: Alix Aymé (1894-1989). This lacquer panel depicts a young melancholic girl with flowers. The gold-lacquered background elevates the young model to the rank of a byzantine icon, while the pastel flowers not only bring freshness but also contribute to the feminine and sensual soul of this portrait.
#3- THREE WORKS BY LÊ PHỔ FROM A SINGLE COLLECTION (€40,000-€60,000, €30,000-40,000 & €20,000-€30,000):
From the heirs of René et Raymonde Altobianchi, antique dealers active in the 1960s-1980s in l’Escarène, near Nice, French Riviera, a selection of three works of art by one of the leading figures of modern Vietnamese art, Lê Phổ (1907-2001). The first one, a Chinese ink on paper, depicts two washing ladies. The second one, an ink and colors on silk, depict a Dova. The third one, a gouache on paper, depicts a bouquet of flowers.
Previews:
Paris: 48, rue de Courcelles, 17th district:
- Wednesday June 8th to Sunday June 12th: 11AM-7PM;
- Thursday June 9th, night opening until 10PM.
Dublin: @ADAM’S
- Friday 24th & Monday 27th: 11AM to 5PM;
- Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th: 1PM to 5PM.
Part 2 Auction:
- Wednesday 29th June: 10AM;
- Lots 300 - 629.
Lot 372
AN INTRICATELY CARVED DRAGON, QILIN AND BAT - R߈ÆNG, K߈‚ LÂN AND CON DãáI WOODEN INCENSE BURNER STAND OR ALTAR TABLE
VIETNAM, LATE NGUYEN...
Hammer Price: €3,400
Full DetailsLot 373
NGUYEN QUANG MAU (VIETNAM, 20TH CENTURY)
Poissons rouges de l’Abondance / Goldfish of Abundance / 金玉滿堂
A lacquered wooden vase
Signed on the...
Hammer Price: €800
Full DetailsLot 374
TRAN VAN HA (VIETNAM, 1911-1974)
ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE L’INDOCHINE (INDOCHINA FINE ARTS COLLEGE), 1935TH CLASS
Les Quatre Saisons ou Les Quatre...
Hammer Price: €2,000
Full DetailsLot 375
IN THE MANNER OF DO DINH HIEP (1914-1972)
ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE L'INDOCHINE (INDOCHINA FINE ARTS COLLEGE)
Le Fleuve Rouge, Paysans du Tonkin / The...
Hammer Price: €6,000
Full DetailsLot 376
VIETNAMESE SCHOOL (VIENTAM, ACTIVE 20TH CENTURY)
La bourrasque (The Gust)
A lacquered wooden panel
Signed to the lower right
61 x 40,5 cm
NOTE:...
Lot 377
VIETNAMESE SCHOOL (VIETNAM, 20TH CENTURY)
Bamboo grove
A gilt and red lacquered wooden panel
Inscribed with a calligraphy on the middle right part
Hammer Price: €110
Full DetailsLot 378
BÙI MAI HIÊN (VIETNAM, B. 1957)
Chat vert et vase fleuri (A jumping green cat with a flowered vase)
Lacquer wooden panel
Signed and dated on the...
Hammer Price: €260
Full DetailsLot 379
TRƯƠNG VĂN THÀNH (VIETNAM, ACTIVE 20TH CENTURY)
THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE THÀNH LÊ STUDIO OF HANOI, SCHOOL OF THỦ DẦU MỘT
La cité royale de...
Hammer Price: €850
Full DetailsLot 380
STUDIO OF NGUYEN THÀNH LÊ (1919-2003)
Lotus pond
Lacquered wooden panel
Signed on the lower right
50 x 70 cm
XƯỞNG CỦA NGUYỄN THÀNH LÊ...
Hammer Price: €750
Full DetailsLot 381
STUDIO OF NGUYEN THÀNH LÊ (VIETNAM, 1919-2003)
Le retour de pêche (Returning Fishermen)
A large lacquered wooden panel
Signed on the lower right
Hammer Price: €650
Full DetailsLot 382
A ‘GOLDFISH OF ABUNDANCE’ LACQUER BUFFET OR CREDENCE
BY THE STUDIO OF NGUYEN THÀNH LÊ (1919-1923)
VIETNAM, 20TH CENTURY
It opens by two front panel...
Hammer Price: €480
Full DetailsLot 383
NGUYỄN MINH MỸ (VIETNAM, BORN IN 1923)
Jeune paysanne au chapeau - Young girl with a hat
Ink and colours on silk
Signed on the lower right
Artist...
Hammer Price: €1,200
Full Details