Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

156 308 MAI TRUNG THU 梅忠恕 (VIETNAM AND FRANCE, 1906-1980) ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE L’IN- DOCHINE (INDOCHINA FINE ARTS COLLEGE), 1ST CLASS (1930) “La toilette” 1962 Print Bears a printed signature and a seal in the plate to the lower right Autographed and signed by the artist to the lower part: “À Madame Lola Saint Marceau avec les compliments de l’auteur” Framed Dimensions (the sole print): 52.8 x 40.9 cm € 1,500 - 3,000 309 NGUYEN MAI THU (VIETNAM, ACTIVE CIRCA 1930S-1955) PROBABLY ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE L’INDOCHINE (INDOCHINA FINE ARTS COLLEGE) Scène de marché de rue ou Les marchandes de fruits (Street market scene or The fruit sellers) Oil on canvas Signed and dated to the lower right: ‘50’ (for 1950) 65 x 54 cm Provenance: A private collection, Paris, France. Notes: 1. If Nguyen Mai Thu is well known for his pic- turesque views of Halong Bay with fishing boats, rarer are his depictions of characters. In this street market scene, the artist choose to focus on two women wearing traditional clothes and headdress- es: the first one is seated on the sand floor, grab- bing fruits from a woven basket, another woven basket full of fruits next to the first one as well as a bunch of bananas; the second one is depicted standing, holding a basket of fruits and staring at us. On the middle ground is a barrel and a tree. In the background, a banana tree and a village house. The composition is packed and closed, whilst we can see a light blue sky in the back. The sunlight, going through the tree canopy, is delicately pop- ping up the composition and creating shadows as visible on the floor. 2. Possibly one of the most sensitive paintings achieved by Nguyen Mai Thu. 3. Compare with a street market scene by the same artist sold in DROUOT Paris by Crait + Muller, 2018-12-10, under lot number 166, for €4,000. € 6,000 - 8,000 310 VO LANG DIT JEAN VOLANG (VIETNAM AND FRANCE, 1921-2005) GRADUATED FROM THE ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS DE L’INDOCHINE (INDO- CHINA FINE ARTS COLLEGE - EBAI), 16TH CLASS (1942-1945) Femme au chapeau et au bouquet de roses - Young woman with a hat and a bouquet of roses Oil on canvas Signed on the lower right Framed 73 x 60 cm Note: A graduate from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine (EBAI) and a student of Joseph Inguimberty (france, 1896-1971), Vo Lang, also known as Jean Volang, mastered at painting with bright and vibrant colors and thereby is sometimes referred to as the ‘Vietnamese Renoir’ by collectors and connoisseurs. € 6,000 - 8,000 + +