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VU Cao Dam (1908–2000)
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VU Cao Dam (1908–2000)
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Estimate €100,000 - €150,000
Voluntary lot
Description
VU Cao Dam (1908–2000)
Poetry, 1944
Ink and gouache on silk mounted on board, signed and dated in the lower left-hand corner, countersigned on the reverse and titled: ‘Poetry’.
On the back of the board, there is a printed number: 1334
and on the frame, there is a number in pencil: V 2184.
55 x 45.7 cm
Expert: Irenée BRUN. BRUN-PERAZZONE Gallery.
We would like to thank Ms Yannick Vu Jakober, the artist’s daughter, for confirming the authenticity of this work, which will be included in her catalogue raisonné.
In 1925, in Hanoi, Victor Tardieu and Nam Son founded the Indochinese School of Fine Arts (EBAI). This highly innovative school marked the birth of modern art in Vietnam, teaching both Western and Vietnamese art.
Vu Cao Dam, along with Le Phô and Mai-Thu, were the pioneers of this school and, as soon as they had graduated, they went on to practise their art in France in the early 1930s.
Vu Cao Dam favoured sculpture, on the advice of Victor Tardieu, but with the war, materials became scarce and he returned to painting.
He chose to work on silk glued to cardboard, like Le Phô and Mai-Thu.
Among the works from 1944, *La poésie* forms part of a series entitled *The Poet and His Muse*, of which only three other versions are recorded; one of similar dimensions was exhibited at the Cernuschi Museum in Paris (11/10/24–4/5/25).
Exhibition by appointment from 4 September to 25 September at Cabinet Brun-Perazzone, 14 rue Favart, 75002 Paris, Tel: 01 42 60 45 45
Export certificate for a cultural object No.: 267627, date of issue: 10 August 2026.
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About the sale
GRENOBLE – Arts Collections – October 2026
Auction location
Auction time
10/06/2026 at 6:00 PM
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