Lot 21
Tran Luu Hau(1928-2020)Hanoi Ancient Street
27 November 2021, 10:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific PlaceSold for HK$165,000 inc. premium
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Tran Luu Hau (1928-2020)
Hanoi Ancient Street
2007
signed and dated 07
acrylic on canvas
80 by 100 cm.
31 4/8 by 39 3/8 in.
The work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity issued by Studio Artist Tran Luu Hau and a copy of the book Tran Luu Hau 2014 published by Ben Thanh Art & Frame, Vietnam.
2007
signed and dated 07
acrylic on canvas
80 by 100 cm.
31 4/8 by 39 3/8 in.
The work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity issued by Studio Artist Tran Luu Hau and a copy of the book Tran Luu Hau 2014 published by Ben Thanh Art & Frame, Vietnam.
Footnotes
Provenance
Galerie Vinh Loi, Ho Chi Minh City
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Singapore
Literature
Pauline Foo, Tran Luu Hau 2014, Ben Thanh Art & Frame, Vietnam, p.70.
陳留厚
河內老街景
二OO七年作
簽名：hau 07
丙烯畫布
來源
越南胡志明市Galerie Vinh Loi畫廊
現藏家得自上述畫廊
新加坡私人收藏
出版
《陳留厚2014》，Pauline Foo，Ben Thanh Art & Frame，越南，第70頁
In the fast-paced modernisation of Vietnam, the distinctive "tube houses" of Hanoi's old quarters stand as a lasting testament to a bygone era. Tran Luu Hau grew up in Hanoi and the city's busy streets had long served as a source of inspiration for him. He first started painting this particular Hanoi Ancient Street series in the mid-1990s, depicting the densely stacked low tenements and emphasising their charm through his dramatic brushwork.
Tran Luu Hau especially favoured the use of white and red in his Hanoi street paintings, and these two colours remain a constant throughout the series. The present work is unusual in his more restrained use of red, gently contouring the white buildings with a subtle rose blush, achieved through blending white and red and contrasting with the olive green and pale blue accents. His thoughtful palette brings a cohesive harmony to the overall deconstructed perspective of the composition.