A Rare Work by Fashionable Vietnamese Painter Vu Cao Dam

Published on 24 June 2021, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 04 July 2021 - 10:00 (CEST) - 25, rue du Temple - 51100 Reims

A work by Vu Cao Dam (1908-2000) found in an old French collection will again liven up the Vietnamese painting market. The charm still works.

Vu Cao Dam (1908–2000), Young Woman Scholar, ink and colors on silk, signed in Sino-Vietnamese,... A Rare Work by Fashionable Vietnamese Painter Vu Cao Dam

Vu Cao Dam (1908–2000), Young Woman Scholar, ink and colors on silk, signed in Sino-Vietnamese, with a red seal, and in European style, 90.05 x 61.07 cm/35.45 x 24.04 in.
Estimate: 200,000/250,000

This painting has been in the same family, now settled in the Reims area, for several generations. It belonged to the aunt of its current owner, who lived in Paris in the 1950s. Its size—over 90 cm/35 in high—and timeless subject had already drawn attention from specialists and collectors. “This is a beautiful work,” says expert Pierre Ansas, “because it depicts an elegant young woman wearing a traditional long white…

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