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

162 315 TRẦN PHÚC DUYÊN (VIETNAM, 1923-1993) ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS DE L’INDOCHINE (INDOCHINA FINE ARTS COLLEGE - EBAI), 16TH CLASS (1942-1946) ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS DE PARIS (PARIS FINE ARTS COLLEGE, 1955-1959) Paysage de la région du delta - Landscape of the delta river Lacquer cigar box with gilt against a red ground Signed on the lower right of the lid H: 6,7 cm - L: 26,6 cm - width: 12,5 cm 316 VIETNAMESE SCHOOL (VIETNAM, ACTIVE 20TH CENTURY) PROBABLY A STUDENT OF THE ECOLE DES BEAUX ARTS DE L’INDOCHINE (INDOCHINA FINE ARTS COLLEGE - EBAI) La Moyenne Région (du Nord Vietnam, Tonkin) - The Middle Region (of North Vietnam, Tonkin) Lacquered wooden shallow dish with gilt against a red ground Not signed D: 30 cm Provenance: A private collection of Vietnamese Art, French Riviera, France. Note: A lacquer piece undoubtedly by a skillful artist, possibly a student of the Ecole des Beaux Arts de l’In- dochine, with striking gilt coco trees and palm trees along thatched houses. € 2,000 - 4,000 Provenance: A private collection of Vietnamese Art, French Riviera, France. Notes: 1. Tran Phuc Duyen was born in Hanoi in 1913. Fascinated by the arts of drawing and painting, he embraced a career in that field and success- fully passed the entrance exam of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts d’Indochine (Indochina Fine Arts College), from which he graduated in lacquer- ware, along with major artists such as Jean Volang (B. 1921). From 1945 to 1954, he was living and working in Hanoi where he had his studio. He received numerous commands from bourgeois families and French officials. In 1950, three of his lacquers were selected to be gifted to Pope Pius and kept in the Vatican Museum. While in Hanoi, he was a close friend of artists such as Bui Xuan Phai (1920-1988) and Nguyen Tien Chung (1914-1976), for whom he drew many sketches and who had a strong influence on his work. In 1954, he moved to Paris, France, where he studied under the direction of Jean Souverbie (1891-1981) at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris (Paris School of Fine Arts). In 1961, he had a solo exhibi- tion in Nice, France, with a total of forty lacquer and silk paintings. 2. This box’s lacquer style and tones is typical of the art of Tran Phuc Duyen and is related with, inter alia, a panel recently sold at public auc- tion by LYNDA TROUVE, 2020-09-22, lot 265, sold for €38,000. € 3,000 - 5,000 +