World Record for the Vietnamese Painter Luong Xuan Nhi

Result EUR756,440

Published on 08 October 2021, by Sophie Reyssat

Auction on 30 September 2021 - 14:30 (CEST) - 164 bis, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle - 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine

Nicknamed "the painter of beauty", the Vietnamese artist was the ambassador of his country's traditions.

Luong Xuan Nhi (1913-2006), Le Tricot, 1941, ink and colors on silk, signed, dated... World Record for the Vietnamese Painter Luong Xuan Nhi

Luong Xuan Nhi (1913-2006), Le Tricot, 1941, ink and colors on silk, signed, dated and monogrammed, 65.5 x 40.5 cm/25.8 x 15.9 in.
Result: €756,440

This event duly attracted lovers of Vietnamese art, enabling the sale to raise €4.939 M including fees. The first part of the sale focused on painters, most of whom studied at the Hanoi School of Fine Arts. It brought Luong Xuan Nhi—not often seen on the market—a world record with Le Tricot ( Knitting ), an intimate work…

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