Three sculptures and 20 paintings by renowned Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian artists will go under the hammer at an auction in HCM City on December 17.
Painting "Young Lady" by Vietnamese painter Tran Dong Luong is among 23 art works to go under the hammer on December 17 (Photo: VNA)
HCMCity (VNA) - Three sculptures and 20 paintings by renownedVietnamese and other Southeast Asian artists will go under the hammer at anauction in HCM City on December 17.
TheTreasures of the Arts auction, which will be held at Caravelle Saigon hotel,has been jointly organised by Lythi Auction and Lac Viet Auction Joint StockCompany.
Itincludes works of arts with high starting bids, such as Vanity Fair byIndonesia painter Affandi (1907-1990), which is estimated at 180,000 USD to 200,000USD, Vietnamese painter Le Pho’s (1907-2001) Mau Don Do (Les Pivoines Rouge) at30,000 USD to 35,000 USD and Vietnamese artist Tran Dong Luong’s (1925-1993) ThieuNu (Young Lady) at 22,000 USD to 27,000 USD.
Arepresentative of Lythi Auction said all the works of arts being auctioned haveclear origins. The unique feature of the auction is that it will give art loversa chance to view and possess a variety of artwork from different artisticstyles and age.-VNA
A pair of Tu Linh (Four Sacred Animals) jars by artisan Pham Anh Dao from the Bat Trang pottery village have been auctioned off at a price of 275,000 USD.
Amanda Huynh, a Vietnamese lawyer working in France, sold three of her 40 paintings on July 12 for 9,000 USD, half of which will be contributed to poor students through her Amanda Foundation.
Vietnam’s first ever auction house for fine art will open on September 24 on the first floor of Block 25T, Plot N05, Trung Hoa ward, Cau Giay district under the management of Lac Viet Auction JSC.
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Painting "Young Lady" by Vietnamese painter Tran Dong Luong is among 23 art works to go under the hammer on December 17 (Photo: VNA) 
