ID 1399847
Lot 123 | NGUYEN GIA TRI (1908-1993)
Estimate value
HKD 4 000 000 – 6 000 000
Les trois femmes (Three Ladies)
signed and dated 'Ng TRI 34' (upper right); signed 'TRI' (on the reverse); inscribed 'Je soussigné, Jean Volang, artiste-peintre, 167, rue de Vaugirard 75015 Paris certifie que ce tableau est bien de la main de mon ami Nguyen Gia Tri. Paris, le 21 juin 2000, Jean Volang' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
116.5 x 89.5 cm. (45 7/8 x 35 1/4 in.)
Painted in 1934
Provenance
Gift from the artist to Le Pho
Private collection, France (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
J.F. Hubert, C. Noppe, Arts Du Vietnam: La Fleur du pêcher et l'Oiseau d'azur, exh. cat., Musée Royal de Mariemont, Mariemont, 2002 (illustrated, plate 9.15, p. 159).
Exhibited
Hanoi, Société Annamite d'Encouragement à l'Art et à l'Industrie (SADEAI), 1935.
Mariemont, Musée Royal de Mariemont, Arts Du Vietnam: La Fleur du pêcher et l'Oiseau d'azur, April-August 2002.
Hong Kong, LGDR & Wei, Scenes Of This World: Modern Paintings From Singapore and Vietnam, January-March 2023.
Further details
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Le Pho.
This work was exhibited at SADEAI, Hanoi in 1935 under the title: La Visite (The Visit). The artist and Le Pho would later modify the title together. The painting was awarded a Grand prize at the SADEAI.
| Artist: | Nguyen Gia Tri (1908 - 1993) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | South-Eastern Asia, Asia, Vietnam |
| Artist: | Nguyen Gia Tri (1908 - 1993) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | South-Eastern Asia, Asia, Vietnam |
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