Lê Thi Luu and Nguyen Van Ty: A Rain of Records for Vietnamese Paintings

Result EUR832,000

Published on 02 October 2020, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 22 September 2020 - 11:00 (CEST) - Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

The triumph of this Vietnamese polychrome lacquer was followed by other successes.

Nguyen Van Ty (1917-1992), Hoi Dinh Chèm (“The Village Feast”), polychrome lacquer... Lê Thi Luu and Nguyen Van Ty: A Rain of Records for Vietnamese Paintings

Nguyen Van Ty (1917-1992), Hoi Dinh Chèm (“The Village Feast”), polychrome lacquer and gold on a black ground inlaid with eggshell, 1942, 98 x 245 cm.
Result: €832,000

Works by Hanoi College of Fine Arts graduates have been hitting the heights at auctions for several years now. Motherhood by Lê Thi Luu (1911-1998), presented by the De…

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INDOCHINE - CHAPITRE 9

Tuesday 22 September 2020 - 11:00 (CEST) - Live

Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris

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A lacquer work by Nguyen Van Ty was the star of this auction devoted to "myths and realities of Indochina, 1800-1960". It is the only complete five-panel version of this work.