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  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem
    Dec. 05, 2024

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    Vietnamese, 1922 - 2016 Mid-Autumn Children's Festival, 1969 Signed (ul) Gouache on paper 13 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches (34.9 x 44.5cm) (Framed 25 1/8 x 29 inches) Overall in good condition with no apparent issues. The sheet is hinged from the top and is free-floating in the frame. Not examined out of the frame.

    DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem
    Dec. 05, 2024

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Vietnamese, 1922 - 2016 Dog Family, 1994 Signed and dated NTN94 (ll) Gouache on paper 15 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches (39.3 x 50.2cm) (Framed 25 3/4 x 29 3/4 inches) Overall in good condition with no apparent issues. The sheet is hinged from the top and is free-floating within the frame.

    DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
  • The Year of the Ox, 97 by Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016), 21.5 x 27 cm, Gouache on paper
    Nov. 02, 2024

    The Year of the Ox, 97 by Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016), 21.5 x 27 cm, Gouache on paper

    Est: $5,000 - $8,000

    The Year of the Ox, 97 by Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016), 21.5 x 27 cm, Gouache on paper

    Cadmore Auctions
  • Mid-Autumn Festival by Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016), 52 x 68 cm, Gouache on paper
    Nov. 02, 2024

    Mid-Autumn Festival by Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016), 52 x 68 cm, Gouache on paper

    Est: $30,000 - $40,000

    Mid-Autumn Festival by Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016), 52 x 68 cm, Gouache on paper

    Cadmore Auctions
  • The Ancient Dance by Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016), 40 x 69 cm, Gouache on Paper
    Nov. 02, 2024

    The Ancient Dance by Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016), 40 x 69 cm, Gouache on Paper

    Est: $18,000 - $20,000

    The Ancient Dance by Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016), 40 x 69 cm, Gouache on Paper

    Cadmore Auctions
  • VIETNAMESE ATTR TO NGUYEN TO NGHIEM LACQUER PAINTING
    Aug. 24, 2024

    VIETNAMESE ATTR TO NGUYEN TO NGHIEM LACQUER PAINTING

    Est: $100 - $150

    A Vietnamese lacquer painting on metal attributed to Nguyen To Nghiem, 1922 to 2016. The artwork depicts two musicians, a woman and a man, playing musical instruments. Housed in a carved lush frame. Nguyen To Nghiem was a Vietnamese lacquer artist, the last of the founding fathers of contemporary Vietnamese fine art. In 1996, he was awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize for Fine Arts. Collectible Mid Century Asian Oriental Fine Art.

    Antique Arena Inc
  • NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1918-2016) Ancient Dance lacquer on panel 50 x 80 cm. (19
    May. 29, 2024

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1918-2016) Ancient Dance lacquer on panel 50 x 80 cm. (19

    Est: $120,000 - $180,000

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1918-2016) Ancient Dance lacquer on panel 50 x 80 cm. (19 5⁄8 x 31 1⁄2 in.)

    Christie's
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. 1922 - 2016) Thanh Giong, 1990
    May. 19, 2024

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. 1922 - 2016) Thanh Giong, 1990

    Est: RM15,000 - RM25,000

    Folk heroes, often fictional and mythological, never die no matter how ridiculously endowed with gargantuan powers. Joan of Arc, Spartacus, Pocahontas, Ned Kelly... we have more than our fair share. In Vietnam, there's Thanh Giong, memorialized with an equestrian monument in Ho Chi Minh City and a bronze version in Hanoi's Soc Son Giong Temple perched on the Da Chong mountain, where an annual celebration lasting 12 days is held in his honour. Giong is sometimes referred to as Phu Dong Thien Vuong, the holy king of the sky. The legend stemmed from the tale of a three-year-old boy who almost overnight grew in physique and stature and armed with only a longsword, rode on an iron horse to Van Lang Kingdom to ward off the Han Chinese northern invaders, or in another version slayed the rival king of An. Another version has Thanh Giong as an incarnation of Vaisravana or Kubera. The deity and the festival are both recognised by Unesco as intangible cultural heritage. A modern Thanh Giong can be found in Vo Nguyen Gap and Ho Chi Min who led Vietnam to defeat first the French, at Dien Bien Phu, and then the Americans in the protracted Vietnam War, respectively. Nguyen Tu Nghiem is revered as one of the Great Quartet of Vietnamese Art, the others in his generation being Bui Xuan Phai, Duong Bich Lien and Nguyen Sang. He was in the 15th intake of the Indo-China Fine Arts College between 1941-1946, then under Joseph Inguimberty. Like Phai, he won the highly coveted Ho Chi Minh Prize for art in 1996, after the 1st Prize in the Salon Unique in 1944. In his early years, he was inspired by Nguyen Do Cung and To Ngoc Van. He is remembered for his revolutionary zeal against the French invaders in the early 1950s, and even taught art at the Viet Bac revolution base. He also taught at his alma mater and the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University. As the last surviving of the quartet, he exerted greater influence with his art.

    Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) Cavalier sur son cheval
    Dec. 19, 2023

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) Cavalier sur son cheval

    Est: €1,200 - €2,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) Cavalier sur son cheval 1990 signé et daté nge 90 (en bas à droite) encre et gouache sur papier signed and dated nge 90 (lower right) ink and gouache on paper 24.6 x 23.5 cm (9 5/8 x 9 1/4 in)

    Bonhams
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) Sans titre
    Dec. 19, 2023

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) Sans titre

    Est: €2,000 - €4,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) Sans titre 2008 signé et daté nge 2008 (en bas à droite) encre et gouache sur papier signed and dated nge 2008 (lower right) ink and gouache on paper 38.1 x 53.3 cm (15 x 21 in)

    Bonhams
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) The Tale of Kieu - Kieu and Kim Troung
    Oct. 04, 2023

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) The Tale of Kieu - Kieu and Kim Troung

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) The Tale of Kieu - Kieu and Kim Troung 1981 signed and dated nge 81 (lower right) gouache on paper 68.5 x 39.5 cm (27 x 15 1/2 in.)

    Bonhams
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) Roosters
    Oct. 04, 2023

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) Roosters

    Est: $35,000 - $45,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) Roosters 2005 signed and dated nge 2005 (lower right) gouache on paper 53.5 x 78.5 cm (21 1/8 x 30 7/8 in)

    Bonhams
  • Lacquered Panel, Nguyen Tu Nghiem
    Sep. 14, 2023

    Lacquered Panel, Nguyen Tu Nghiem

    Est: $15,000 - $20,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016), "Year of the Goat," 1967, lacquered panel, signed and dated lower left, panel (unframed): 27.5"h x 39.5"w

    Clars Auctions
  • Work on Paper, Nguyen Tu Nghiem
    Sep. 14, 2023

    Work on Paper, Nguyen Tu Nghiem

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016), Ancient Dance, 1982, gouache on paper, signed and dated lower left, sheet (unframed): 16.75"h x 21.75"w

    Clars Auctions
  • Work on Paper, Nguyen Tu Nghiem
    Sep. 14, 2023

    Work on Paper, Nguyen Tu Nghiem

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016), Ancient Dance, 1986, gouache on paper, signed and dated upper left, sheet (unframed): 17.5"h x 23.25"w

    Clars Auctions
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016) - Ancient Dance
    Aug. 11, 2023

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016) - Ancient Dance

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016) - Ancient Dance, gouache on paper, signed and dated 1987, 15"h. x 21"w. Provenance: Purchased in the late 1990s from a prominent Hanoi gallery.

    Clars Auctions
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1919-2016) - Ancient Dance
    Aug. 11, 2023

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1919-2016) - Ancient Dance

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1919-2016) - Ancient Dance, gouache on paper, signed and dated 1989, 15.5"h. x 21"w. Provenance: Purchased in the late 1990s from a prominent Hanoi gallery.

    Clars Auctions
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016) Quý Sửu 73 (Year of the Ox)
    May. 27, 2023

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016) Quý Sửu 73 (Year of the Ox)

    Est: $60,000 - $100,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016) Quý Sửu 73 (Year of the Ox) 1973 signed and dated 73, and titled Quý Sửu 73 gouache on paper 52.5 x 64 cm (20 11/16 x 25 3/16 in)

    Bonhams
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016) Year of the Tiger, 1998
    Feb. 10, 2023

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016) Year of the Tiger, 1998

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016) Year of the Tiger, 1998 gouache on newspaper initialed and dated (lower right); titled and dated (center left) 15 7/8 x 12 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from the Collection of Raquelle Azran Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist by current owner

    Hindman
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016) Cats, 1986
    Feb. 10, 2023

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016) Cats, 1986

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016) Cats, 1986 watercolor and pastel on paper signed Nghiem (lower left); initialed and dated (lower right) 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from the Collection of Raquelle Azran Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist by current owner

    Hindman
  • Lacquer, Nguyen Tu Nghiem
    Feb. 09, 2023

    Lacquer, Nguyen Tu Nghiem

    Est: $20,000 - $40,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016), "Ancient Dance," 1987, lacquer on panel, initialed and dated upper left, panel (unframed): 27.75"h x 43.25"w. Note: Purchased in the late 1990s from a prominent Hanoi gallery.

    Clars Auctions
  • NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1922-2016) Coq
    Dec. 14, 2022

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1922-2016) Coq

    Est: €1,000 - €1,500

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1922-2016) Coq gouache sur papier 15 x 19.5 cm (5 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)

    Bonhams
  • NGUYEN TU NGHIÊM (1919/22-2016) Tête de garçon avec fleurs, 1970
    Nov. 28, 2022

    NGUYEN TU NGHIÊM (1919/22-2016) Tête de garçon avec fleurs, 1970

    Est: €5,000 - €6,000

    *19 - NGUYEN TU NGHIÊM (1919/22-2016) Tête de garçon avec fleurs, 1970 Gouache sur papier, signée et datée en bas à droite, dédicacée en 1997 au dos 39.4 x 31.5 cm - 15 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. Gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right Provenance Collection privée Suisse, acquise en 1997 directement auprès de l'artiste et transmis familialement depuis"

    Aguttes
  • NGUYEN TU NGHIÊM (1919/22-2016) L'homme et le tigre, 1974
    Nov. 28, 2022

    NGUYEN TU NGHIÊM (1919/22-2016) L'homme et le tigre, 1974

    Est: €5,000 - €6,000

    *18 - NGUYEN TU NGHIÊM (1919/22-2016) L'homme et le tigre, 1974 Gouache sur papier, signée et datée en bas au centre, titrée au dos 38.5 x 51 cm - 15 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. Gouache on paper, signed and dated lower middle, titled on reverse Provenance Collection privée Suisse, acquise en 1993 directement auprès de l'artiste et transmis familialement depuis"

    Aguttes
  • NGUYEN TU NGHIÊM (1919/22-2016) Thanh Giong, 1969
    Nov. 28, 2022

    NGUYEN TU NGHIÊM (1919/22-2016) Thanh Giong, 1969

    Est: €6,000 - €8,000

    *17 - NGUYEN TU NGHIÊM (1919/22-2016) Thanh Giong, 1969 Technique mixte sur papier, signée et datée en bas à gauche 53 x 66,5 cm - 20 7/8 x 26 1/8 in. Mixed media on paper, signed and dated lower left Provenance Collection privée Suisse, acquise en 1993 directement auprès de l'artiste et transmis familialement depuis"

    Aguttes
  • Lacquer, Nguyen Tu Nghiem
    Nov. 20, 2022

    Lacquer, Nguyen Tu Nghiem

    Est: $20,000 - $40,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016), "Ancient Dance," 1987, lacquer on panel, initialed and dated upper left, panel (unframed): 27.75"h x 43.25"w. Note: Purchased in the late 1990s from a prominent Hanoi gallery.

    Clars Auctions
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 - 2016) Thanh Giong, 1990
    Nov. 06, 2022

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 - 2016) Thanh Giong, 1990

    Est: RM18,000 - RM30,000

    Folk heroes, often fictional and mythological, never die no matter how ridiculously endowed with gargantuan powers. Joan of Arc, Spartacus, Pocahontas, Ned Kelly… we have more than our fair share. In Vietnam, there's Thanh Giong, memorialized with an equestrian monument in Ho Chi Minh City and a bronze version in Hanoi's Soc Son Giong Temple perched on the Da Chong mountain, where an annual celebration lasting 12 days is held in his honour. Giong is sometimes referred to as Phu Dong Thien Vuong, the holy king of the sky. The legend stemmed from the tale of a three-year-old boy who almost overnight grew in physique and stature and armed with only a longsword, rode on an iron horse to Van Lang Kingdom to ward off the Han Chinese northern invaders, or in another version slayed the rival king of An. Another version has Thanh Giong as an incarnation of Vaisravana or Kubera. The deity and the festival are both recognised by Unesco as intangible cultural heritage. A modern Thanh Giong can be found in Vo Nguyen Gap and Ho Chi Min who led Vietnam to defeat first the French, at Dien Bien Phu, and then the Americans in the protracted Vietnam War, respectively. Nguyen Tu Nghiem is revered as one of the Great Quartet of Vietnamese Art, the others in his generation being Bui Xuan Phai, Duong Bich Lien and Nguyen Sang. He was in the 15th intake of the Indo-China Fine Arts College between 1941-1946, then under Joseph Inguimberty. Like Phai, he won the highly coveted Ho Chi Minh Prize for art in 1996, after the 1st Prize in the Salon Unique in 1944. In his early years, he was inspired by Nguyen Do Cung and To Ngoc Van. He is remembered for his revolutionary zeal against the French invaders in the early 1950s, and even taught art at the Viet Bac revolution base. He also taught at his alma mater and the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University. As the last surviving of the quartet, he exerted greater influence with his art.

    Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – 2016) Year Of The Dragon, 1988
    Jul. 17, 2022

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – 2016) Year Of The Dragon, 1988

    Est: RM20,000 - RM30,000

    Chinese beliefs and tradition, adopted and adapted into Vietnam, loom largely in the art of Nguyen Tu Nghiem, which were sometimes reduced to sketches. The dragon dance, Mua Rong, a later adaptation, around 1944-1945, is animated during the Tet, the start of the nine-day Vietnamese new year which is similar to the Chinese. The dragon is a powerful mythical creature which is a harbinger of wealth as it controls water, floods and hurricanes. Here perhaps, Mr Dia (Ong Dia), the Vietnamese spirit of good luck, has morphed into a winsome maitreya goddess commandeering the dragon’s movements. Nguyen Tu Nghiem is revered as one of the Great Quartet of Vietnamese Art, the others in his generation being Bui Xuan Phai, Duong Bich Lien and Nguyen Sang. He was in the 15th intake of the Indo-China Fine Arts College between 1941-1946, then under Joseph Inguimberty. Like Phai, he won the highly coveted Ho Chi Minh Prize for art in 1996, after the 1st Prize in the Salon Unique in 1944. In his early years, he was inspired by Nguyen Do Cung and To Ngoc Van. He is remembered for his revolutionary zeal against the French invaders in the early 1950s, and even taught art at the Viet Bac revolution base. He also taught at his alma mater and the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University. As the last surviving of the quartet, he exerted greater influence with his art.

    Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – 2016) Thanh Giong, 1990
    Jul. 17, 2022

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – 2016) Thanh Giong, 1990

    Est: RM20,000 - RM35,000

    Folk heroes, often fictional and mythological, never die no matter how ridiculously endowed with gargantuan powers. Joan of Arc, Spartacus, Pocahontas, Ned Kelly… we have more than our fair share. In Vietnam, there’s Thanh Giong, memorialized with an equestrian monument in Ho Chi Minh City and a bronze version in Hanoi’s Soc Son Giong Temple perched on the Da Chong mountain, where an annual celebration lasting 12 days is held in his honour. Giong is sometimes referred to as Phu Dong Thien Vuong, the holy king of the sky. The legend stemmed from the tale of a three-year-old boy who almost overnight grew in physique and stature and armed with only a longsword, rode on an iron horse to Van Lang Kingdom to ward off the Han Chinese northern invaders, or in another version slayed the rival king of An. Another version has Thanh Giong as an incarnation of Vaisravana or Kubera. The deity and the festival are both recognised by Unesco as intangible cultural heritage. A modern ‘Thanh Giong’ can be found in Vo Nguyen Gap and Ho Chi Min who led Vietnam to defeat first the French, at Dien Bien Phu, and then the Americans in the protracted Vietnam War, respectively. Nguyen Tu Nghiem is revered as one of the Great Quartet of Vietnamese Art, the others in his generation being Bui Xuan Phai, Duong Bich Lien and Nguyen Sang. He was in the 15th intake of the Indo-China Fine Arts College between 1941-1946, then under Joseph Inguimberty. Like Phai, he won the highly coveted Ho Chi Minh Prize for art in 1996, after the 1st Prize in the Salon Unique in 1944. In his early years, he was inspired by Nguyen Do Cung and To Ngoc Van. He is remembered for his revolutionary zeal against the French invaders in the early 1950s, and even taught art at the Viet Bac revolution base. He also taught at his alma mater and the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University. As the last surviving of the quartet, he exerted greater influence with his art.

    Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016) Traditional Dance, 1968
    Jul. 14, 2022

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016) Traditional Dance, 1968

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016) Traditional Dance, 1968 gouache on paper signed and dated upper left 15 x 26 5/8 inches

    Hindman
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016) Saint Giong, 1974
    Jul. 14, 2022

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016) Saint Giong, 1974

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1918-2016) Saint Giong, 1974 watercolor on paper signed and dated upper right 21 2/3 x 25 2/3 inches

    Hindman
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016) Year of the Tiger
    May. 28, 2022

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016) Year of the Tiger

    Est: $80,000 - $220,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922-2016) Year of the Tiger 1974 signed and dated 74 gouache on paper 43.2 by 53.7 cm. 17 by 21 1/8 in. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1922-2016) Souvenir du passé (Souvenir of The Past) lacqu
    May. 27, 2022

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1922-2016) Souvenir du passé (Souvenir of The Past) lacqu

    Est: $180,000 - $250,000

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1922-2016) Souvenir du passé (Souvenir of The Past) lacquer on panel 80 x 120 cm. (31 1/2 x 47 1/4 in.)

    Christie's
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – 2016) Dance, 1968
    Mar. 27, 2022

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – 2016) Dance, 1968

    Est: RM23,000 - RM38,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem was known for his innovations in lacquer painting – an artistic medium practiced by Vietnamese artists since the 1930s. His distinctive works combined folklore and paeans of the countryside and ancient dance with the contemporary. Nghiem’s work vividly demonstrates the kinship and past histories between traditional Vietnamese culture and the spirit of western modernism. The dance gestures were greatly influenced by dinh sculpture, with the figures interlocked in motion, seamlessly unified as one entity. Nguyen Tu Nghiem is revered in Vietnamese art as among the great quartet, with the others being Duong Bich Lien, Nguyen Sang and Bui Xuan Phai, whom he studied together at the Indo-China Fine Arts College between 1941-1946, the 15th intake under Joseph Inguimberty, To Ngoc Van and Nam Son, and his graduating was delayed when the Japanese ousted the French in March 1945. Like Phai, he won the Ho Chi Minh Prize for art in 1996, but for the politically persecuted Phai, it was posthumous. He was the last of the quartet to have died, in 2016 (June 15) in Hanoi. Influenced by Nguyen Do Cung and To Ngoc Van, he won 1st Prize at the Salon Unique in 1944 for his Literature Temple Guard. He took part in the anti-French resistance war and land reforms in the early 1950s, and also taught art at the Viet Bac revolution base. He also taught at his alma mater and the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University.

    Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – 2016) Art Class, 1969
    Mar. 27, 2022

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – 2016) Art Class, 1969

    Est: RM40,000 - RM60,000

    Taking inspiration from the folklore and romantic landscapes of Vietnam, Nguyen Tu Nghiem shaped the artistic and spiritual ideals of local culture, creating a new expression of modern Vietnamese art. He adopted the style of Dong Ho folk paintings utilising the defining characteristic of lines to portray scenes from everyday life. The captivating image of a group of children inside the art class engaged in the act of drawing and craft making is encapsulated by the playful interplay of forms and subtle colours. Nguyen Tu Nghiem combined folklore with the contemporary in his lacquer works, incorporating ancient dance and Vietnamese zodiac signs, and paeans of the countryside. He won the Ho Chi Minh Prize for art in 1996. He was very much influenced by Nguyen Do Cung and To Ngoc Van. His literature Temple Guard won the 1st Prize at the Salon Unique in 1944. He took part in the anti-French Resistance war and the land reforms in 1953. He taught at the Hanoi Fine Arts University from 1959-1960, and also the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University.

    Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – d. 2016) Art Class, 1988
    Dec. 05, 2021

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – d. 2016) Art Class, 1988

    Est: RM25,000 - RM35,000

    Taking inspiration from the folkflore and romantic landscapes of Vietnam, Nguyen Tu Nghiem shaped the artistic and spiritual ideals of local culture, creating a new expression of modern Vietnamese art. He adopted the style of Dong Ho folk paintings utilising the defining characteristic of lines to portray scenes from everyday life. The captivating image of a group of people and children engaged in the act of drawing and craft making is encapsulated by the playful interplay of forms and subtle colours. Nguyen Tu Nghiem combined folklore with the contemporary in his lacquer works, incorporating ancient dance and Vietnamese zodiac signs, and paeans of the countryside. He won the Ho Chi Minh Prize for art in 1996. He was very much influenced by Nguyen Do Cung and To Ngoc Van. His literature Temple Guard won the 1st Prize at the Salon Unique in 1944. He took part in the anti-French Resistance war and the land reforms in 1953. He taught at the Hanoi Fine Arts University from 1959-1960, and also the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University.

    Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – d. 2016) Year Of The Monkey, 1980
    Dec. 05, 2021

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – d. 2016) Year Of The Monkey, 1980

    Est: RM25,000 - RM35,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem is often referred to as the great Vietnamese quartet of Nghiem-Lien-Sang-Phai, the other three being Duong Bich Lien, Nguyen Sang and Bui Xuan Phai, whom he studied together at the Indo-China Fine Arts College in 1941-1946. This work featuring the monkey zodiac combines animated lines reduced to its essential form in warm sumptuous colours of magenta and yellow. Nguyen Tu Nghiem combined folklore with the contemporary in his lacquer works, incorporating ancient dance and Vietnamese zodiac signs, and paeans of the countryside. He won the Ho Chi Minh Prize for art in 1996. He was very much influenced by Nguyen Do Cung and To Ngoc Van. His literature Temple Guard won the 1st Prize at the Salon Unique in 1944. He took part in the anti-French Resistance war and the land reforms in 1953. He taught at the Hanoi Fine Arts University from 1959-1960, and also the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University.

    Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese b. 1922), The year of the dragon
    Oct. 12, 2021

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese b. 1922), The year of the dragon

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese b. 1922)The year of the dragonGouache on paperSigned with initials and dated 88 and 95 (lower left)54 x 76cm (21¼ x 29¾ in.)Provenance:Private Collection Hong Kong (acquired directly from the artist)Sale, Christie's, Hong Kong, 27 October 2002, lot 53

    Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 - d. 2016) Year Of The Goat, 1991
    Aug. 22, 2021

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 - d. 2016) Year Of The Goat, 1991

    Est: RM10,000 - RM18,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem is known for his innovations in lacquer painting, a Vietnamese staple, and among his repertoire is the depiction of Chinese (also Vietnamese) lunar zodiac animals. Significantly, this painting was done in 1991, the Year of the Goat, and Nghiem himself had confided that he was a goat, being born in 1919 instead of his universally recorded birthyear of 1922, the Year of the Dog. The goat is the eighth zodiac animal known for its mild moderate temperament, and is humble, hardworking and determined. Some even put his year of birth as 1918, the Year of the Horse. There is an apparent affinity for goats in this work, shown in pair and with a kid in tow. Nguyen Tu Nghiem is revered in Vietnamese art as among the great quartet, with the others being Duong Bich Lien, Nguyen Sang and Bui Xuan Phai, whom he studied together at the Indo-China Fine Arts College between 1941-1946, the 15th intake under Joseph Inguimberty, To Ngoc Van and Nam Son, and his graduating was delayed when the Japanese ousted the French in March 1945. Like Phai, he won the Ho Chi Minh Prize for art in 1996, but for the politically persecuted Phai, it was posthumous. He was last of the quartet to have died, in 2016 (June 15) in Hanoi. Influenced by Nguyen Do Cung and To Ngoc Van, he won 1st Prize at the Salon Unique in 1944 for his Literature Temple Guard. He took part in the anti-French resistance war and land reforms in the early 1950s, and also taught art at the Viet Bac revolution base. He also taught at his alma mater and the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University.

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  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 - d. 2016) Year Of The Rooster, 1981
    Aug. 22, 2021

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 - d. 2016) Year Of The Rooster, 1981

    Est: RM12,000 - RM20,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem liked to depict animals of the Chinese zodiac, among other themes. Here, the rooster reigns supreme as the epitomal Chanticleer, with its rainbow plumage and attractive red coxcomb. The rooster, for all its morning bugle call in days of agrarian economy and symbol of male libido, is also vain, and that can prove its downfall. Other times, Nguyen Tu Nghiem combined folklore and paeans of the countryside and ancient dance with the contemporary. Nguyen Tu Nghiem is revered in Vietnamese art as among the great quartet, with the others being Duong Bich Lien, Nguyen Sang and Bui Xuan Phai, whom he studied together at the Indo-China Fine Arts College between 1941-1946, the 15th intake under Joseph Inguimberty, To Ngoc Van and Nam Son, and his graduating was delayed when the Japanese ousted the French in March 1945. Like Phai, he won the Ho Chi Minh Prize for art in 1996, but for the politically persecuted Phai, it was posthumous. He was last of the quartet to have died, in 2016 (June 15) in Hanoi. Influenced by Nguyen Do Cung and To Ngoc Van, he won 1st Prize at the Salon Unique in 1944 for his Literature Temple Guard. He took part in the anti-French resistance war and land reforms in the early 1950s, and also taught art at the Viet Bac revolution base. He also taught at his alma mater and the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University.

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  • NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1922-2016) Kim van Kieû lacquer on panel 64.5 x 47 cm. (2
    Jun. 30, 2021

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1922-2016) Kim van Kieû lacquer on panel 64.5 x 47 cm. (2

    Est: $40,000 - $60,000

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1922-2016) Kim van Kieû lacquer on panel 64.5 x 47 cm. (25 3/8 x 18 1/4 in.)

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  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1919-2016) Thanh Giong on his horse
    Apr. 22, 2021

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1919-2016) Thanh Giong on his horse

    Est: $20,000 - $30,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1919-2016) Thanh Giong on his horse 1974 signed and dated 74 pastel on paper 32.5 by 30 cm. 12 6/8 by 11 6/8 in. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1919-2016) Cats
    Apr. 22, 2021

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1919-2016) Cats

    Est: $40,000 - $50,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1919-2016) Cats 1999 signed, titled Tết Kỷ Mão and dated 99 gouache on paper 39 by 49 cm. 15 3/8 by 19 2/8 in. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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  • NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1922-2016) Ancient Dance lacquer on panel 82 x 164 cm. (3
    Dec. 03, 2020

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1922-2016) Ancient Dance lacquer on panel 82 x 164 cm. (3

    Est: $180,000 - $280,000

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (1922-2016) Ancient Dance lacquer on panel 82 x 164 cm. (32 1/4 x 64 5/8 in.)

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  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – d. 2016) Ushering In The Year Of The Dog, 1991
    Nov. 15, 2020

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. Vietnam, 1922 – d. 2016) Ushering In The Year Of The Dog, 1991

    Est: RM8,000 - RM14,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem is often referred to as the great Vietnamese quartet of Nghiem-Lien-Sang-Phai, the other three being Duong Bich Lien, Nguyen Sang and Bui Xuan Phai, whom he studied together at the IndoChina Fine Arts College in 1941-1946. This drawing celebrated friendship using the faithful dog analogy. Nguyen Tu Nghiem combined folklore with the contemporary in his lacquer works, incorporating ancient dance and Vietnamese zodiac signs, and paeans of the countryside. He won the Ho Chi Minh Prize for art in 1996. He was very much influenced by Nguyen Do Cung and To Ngoc Van. His literature Temple Guard won the 1st Prize at the Salon Unique in 1944. He took part in the anti-French Resistance war and the land reforms in 1953. He taught at the Hanoi Fine Arts University from 1959 to 1960, and also the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University.

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  • NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (B. 1922) Ancient Dance lacquer on board 30 x 45.5 cm. (11 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.)
    Nov. 24, 2019

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (B. 1922) Ancient Dance lacquer on board 30 x 45.5 cm. (11 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.)

    Est: $40,000 - $60,000

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (B. 1922) Ancient Dance signed 'nge 89' (upper right) lacquer on board 30 x 45.5 cm. (11 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.) Painted in 1989

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  • Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. 1922 - d. 2016) Ushering In The Year Of The Dog, 1991
    Jun. 30, 2019

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem (b. 1922 - d. 2016) Ushering In The Year Of The Dog, 1991

    Est: RM10,000 - RM16,000

    Nguyen Tu Nghiem is often referred to as the great Vietnamese quartet of Nghiem-Lien-Sang-Phai, the other three being Duong Bich Lien, Nguyen Sang and Bui Xuan Phai, whom he studied together at the Indo-China Fine Arts College in 1941-1946. This drawing celebrated friendship using the faithful dog analogy. Nguyen Tu Nghiem combined folklore with the contemporary in his lacquer works, incorporating ancient dance and Vietnamese zodiac signs, and paeans of the countryside. He won the Ho Chi Minh Prize for art in 1996. He was very much influenced by Nguyen Do Cung and To Ngoc Van. His literature Temple Guard won the 1st Prize at the Salon Unique in 1944. He took part in the anti-French Resistance war and the land reforms in 1953. He taught at the Hanoi Fine Arts University from 1959-1960, and also the Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University.

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  • NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (VIETNAM, B. 1922) Ancient Dance lacquer on panel 80 x 95 cm. (30 1/2 x 37 3/8 in.)
    May. 26, 2019

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (VIETNAM, B. 1922) Ancient Dance lacquer on panel 80 x 95 cm. (30 1/2 x 37 3/8 in.)

    Est: $180,000 - $280,000

    NGUYEN TU NGHIEM (VIETNAM, B. 1922) Ancient Dance signed with artist monogram and dated ‘74’ (lower right) lacquer on panel 80 x 95 cm. (30 1/2 x 37 3/8 in.) Executed in 1974

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