* BÙI XUÂN PHÁI (1920-1988) Lot n° 23

Deux nus féminins Oil on paper mounted on cardboard On the back, Study of seated women, 1960. Ink on paper, dated lower left 7 1/2 x 5 in “No one speaks ill of the man : most often he is describes as modest, reticent, generous, independent minded, and above all else, a man of quiet dignity.”  “Phai’s painting hide their sophistication under a disarming simplicity of style and subject matter.”