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Lot 3 : VU CAO DAM (Vietnamese/French, 1908-2000)

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VU CAO DAM (Vietnamese/French, 1908-2000)
L'Inspiration du Poete (Inspiration of the poet)
sgn. and dated l.r.
Vu Cao Dam 67
Wally F Findlay Galleries label on reverse with title.
acrylic/c, 12.5 by 9 in (sight), gilt frame
A graduate of the Exole des Beaux Arts de Indochine in 1931, Vu Cao Dam is an important Vietnamese painter of the 20th c. Born in Hanoi in 1908, he migrated to Paris in the 1930's. Moving to the south of France in 1949, Marc Chagall was his neighbor and a great influence on his work. He was also strongly influenced by the French impressionists,Matisse and Bonnard.

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
Realized: $1,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium


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