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03 July 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) -
14, rue du Rempart-Saint-Étienne - 31000 Toulouse
Like a diptych illustrating the hours of the day, this pair of paintings evokes the delicate art of Vu Cao Dam, once again exalting the female figure. A fine example of his 1940s work, they will draw interest from international collectors, starting with those of his homeland.
Vu Cao Dam (1908-2000), Jeune Indochinoise se coiffant [Young Indochinese Woman Combing Her Hair] and Jeune Indochinoise accoudée à une balustrade [Young Indochinese Woman Leaning on a Balustrade] (detail reproduced), 1948, pair of vertical paintings, ink and colours on silk glued on cardboard, the first signed and dated in the lower right, dimensions 73.8 x 34.3 cm (unframed). Estimate: €50,000/80,000
Vu Cao Dam (1908-2000), Jeune Indochinoise se coiffant [Young Indochinese Woman Combing Her Hair] and Jeune Indochinoise accoudée à une balustrade [Young Indochinese Woman Leaning on a Balustrade] (detail reproduced), 1948, pair of vertical paintings, ink and colours on silk glued on cardboard, the first signed and dated in the lower right, dimensions 73.8 x 34.3 cm (unframed). Estimate: €50,000/80,000
A young woman, partially hidden behind a folding screen, combs her long black hair. Another—perhaps the same, depicted at a different time of day – watches a busy street dressed in a tight-fitting slit tunic, called an ao dai . Perhaps it can be imagined that this is how an elegant…
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