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 384
VIETNAMESE SCHOOL (VIETNAM, ACTIVE 20TH CENTURY)
WITH SIGNATURE POSSIBLY READING LƯƠNG THI THỦY
Paysage du vietnam - A vietnamese landscape
1925
Hammer Price: €1,000
Full DetailsLot 385
VUONG V. KHOA ALSO KNOWN AS KHOA DI NGOC (VIETNAM, ACTIVE 20TH CENTURY)
POSSIBLY A STUDENT OF THE ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS DE L’INDOCHINE (INDOCHINA...
Hammer Price: €300
Full DetailsLot 386
VIETNAMESE SCHOOL (VIETNAM, ACTIVE 20TH CENTURY)
Paysans sur le chemin terreux à Huế - Peasants walking in Huế streets
Watercolor on paper
Signed...
Hammer Price: €220
Full DetailsLot 387
TRẦN NGUYÊN DŨNG (VIETNAM, 20TH CENTURY)
‘Thị Mầu Lên Chùa’ (Thi Mau goes to the Temple)
Colors on paper
Signed, titled and dated 1992 on the...
Hammer Price: €300
Full DetailsLot 388
ĐỖ ANH (VIETNAM, ACTIVE 20TH CENTURY)
A GRADUATE FROM HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC) UNIVERSITY OF FINE ARTS
Jeune beauté vêtue d’un áo dài à l’enfant...
Hammer Price: €500
Full DetailsLot 389
ĐỖ ANH (VIETNAM, ACTIVE 20TH CENTURY)
A GRADUATE FROM HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC) UNIVERSITY OF FINE ARTS
Jeune beauté vêtue d’un áo dài et au vase...
Hammer Price: €800
Full DetailsLot 390
VIETNAMESE SCHOOL (VIETNAM, 20TH CENTURY)
Sampans amarrés dans le port de Saïgon - Moored sampan boats in Saïgon harbour
Gouache on paper
48 x 64,3...
Hammer Price: €2,000
Full DetailsLot 391
VIETNAMESE SCHOOL (VIETNAM, ACTIVE 20TH CENTURY)
Marché flottant sur le port de Saïgon - Floating market in Saigon harbour
Oil on masonite
Signed on...
Hammer Price: €2,000
Full DetailsLot 392
VIETNAMESE SCHOOL, ATTRIBUTED TO KIM SON (VIETNAM, ACTIVE 20TH CENTURY)
La baie d’Along - Hạ Long Bay
Oil on canvas
Bears a signature on the lower...
Hammer Price: €600
Full DetailsLot 393
PAJONYUT PUVIJARN (THAILAND, BORN IN 1973)
Water Lilies Gold
2017
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated to the lower part
139 x 237,5 cm
*****DIMENSIONS...
Lot 394
PAJONYUT PUVIJARN (THAILAND, BORN IN 1973)
Water Lilies Green
2020
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right
148 x 149 cm
*****DIMENSIONS SHOULD...
Lot 395
PAJONYUT PUVIJARN (THAILAND, BORN IN 1973)
Young Buddhist monk with an umbrella
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower center
118,5 x 178 cm