Pictures by Vietnamese artists in the early 20th century have
captured the major attention of international customers at auctions and
been sold at high prices, even up to more than VND18 billion.
Pictures by Vietnamese artists in the early 20th century have captured the major attention of international customers at auctions and been sold at high prices, even up to more than VND18 billion ($900,000).
Le Pho who resided in Paris, France in 1937, was widely regarded as one of the greatest Vietnamese painters of the 20th century.
Le Rideau Mauve (The Purple Curtain) drawn by Le Pho from
1942 to 1945 fetched more than US$373,500 (VND 8 billion- the
highest-ever level) at an auction in Hong Kong in April 2012.
Another picture ‘View from the Hilltop’ by Le Pho set a new auction record of VND18.2 billion in November 2014 in Hong Kong.
A picture was made in 1932.
“Sisters” was sold at more than VND700 million at a Hong Kong auction.
“Small family” earned VND2 billion.
“Portrait of A Young Woman with Lotus Branch” (1939) hit a price level of nearly VND3.5 billion.
“Mother and Child” fetched VND3.2 billion.
“Portrait of A Vietnamese Boy” once was priced at VND631 million.
A picture was painted from 1937-1938 worth nearly VND1.6 billion
Le Pho’s paintings of flowers:
Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980) is another famous painter of the Vietnamese contemporary fine arts in the early 20th century.
“Two girls” was painted in 1942.
“Five young girls” was auctioned at VND1.7 billion
Paintings by Nguyen Phan Chanh (1892-1984)
“A Rice Seller” was sold for HK$3.03 million (about VND8
billion) at an auction by Christie’s International in Hong Kong in May
2013.
“Girls drink tea” by Painter Vu Cao Dam (1908-2000).
Different costumes of Nguyen Dynasty painted by Nguyen Van Nhan was sold at nearly VND2 billion.
Paintings by Lam Thu Hau.
A picture by Tran Binh Loc (1914-1941) worth VND1.2 billion.
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