Nguyen Gia Tri (1908-1993)

The highly prized works by the lacquer artist, a graduate and teacher at the Hanoi School of Fine Arts, are meeting with success at auction and breaking world records.

On Friday, a screen by Gia Tri Nguyen (1908-1993) fetched €1,004,400 under the hammer of Drouot Estimations. This was the first appearance on the market for Villagers Among Banana Trees, which had been acquired in Vietnam from the artist by the great-aunt of the seller.

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.

Classified as a UNESCO heritage site, Lviv is anticipating a Russian assault and is trying to protect its cultural heritage by taking advice from restorers and building contractors. On the agenda: wrapping the statues in foam and fireproof fabric, protecting the stained glass windows and moving the most fragile works.

A folding screen confirms the love for Nguyên Gia Trí’s lacquer landscapes.

It was the star of the sale devoted to Indochina by Lynda Trouvé on Tuesday, September 22nd. La Fête du Village, a polychrome lacquer and gold on a black background from 1942, emblematic of the revival of art in Vietnam, fetched €832,000, a world record for its author (source: Artnet).

On June 12, activists attempted to seize a Chadian funeral post to denounce France's appropriation of African cultural property. At the head of the group, the Congolese "Mwazulu Diyabanza", who intensified the number of protests in spite of the 10-year prison sentence and a €150,000 fine.

A physical fair will take place as usual at the Torino Oval Lingotto from 5-8 November, but this 27th edition will see the launch alongside of Artissima Xyz, a cross-media platform which will allow the work of artists and galleries to be explored in detail.

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

The Castellanis were a family of Roman craftsmen, collectors and antique dealers who became famous for restoring and reinterpreting ancient jewelry, especially Etruscan works. In the second half of the 19th century, their style won renown across the globe.