ONCE AGAIN, AUCTION PRICES SOARED FOR ASIAN PAINTERS
A "WHITE GLOVE SALE” AND TWO RECORD-BREAKING SALES
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine, June 7th 2021 - The Asian Painters department of Aguttes held its 29th auction on Monday 7th June 2021. It highlighted artists from the Hanoi School of Fine Arts with a group of works carefully selected by Charlotte Aguttes-Reynier.
With a total of more than € 1.8 million (€ 1,838,100) the auction sale has tripled its low estimate and has set several record-breaking sales for Aguttes, the historical leader in this market.
"French and foreign buyers were very active in the auction room as much as on the telephone, and they confirmed the very strong interest in this new market, which is still surprising us" said Charlotte Aguttes-Reynier.
TOP 5 of the sale
1 - PHAM HAU (1903-1995) - Paysage aux jonques, 1943 - € 833,000 - 2nd world record for the artist
3 - ALIX AYMÉ (1894-1989), Nu aux lotus, circa 1938 - € 322,600 - Record-breaking sale for the artist
2 -MAI TRUNG THU (1906-1980), Jeune femme et enfant dans un paysage, 1960 - € 106,600
4 - LE PHO (1907-2001) - Le vase en opaline - € 78,000
5 - ALIX AYMÉ (1894-1989) - Jeune fille, circa 1935 - € 78,000
All prices indicated are fees included
See all results of the sale
The masterpiece of the sale - and the second world record for the artist - a lacquer by Pham Hau (1903-1995), multiplied by 5 its low estimate and went up to € 833,000 after a long bidding battle between the room and the telephones.
1 - Pham Hau (1903-1995)
Result: € 833,000 2nd world record for the artist
A record-breaking sale for the artist Alix Aymé (1894-1989), Nu au lotus which seduced French, Hong Kong and Vietnamese bidders with a total of € 322, 600.
3 - Alix AYMÉ (1894-1989).
Result: € 322,600
An ink and colours on silk with a family scene by Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980) found a buyer for € 106,600.
2 - Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980)
Result: € 106,600
Another Alix Aymé artwork, Jeune fille, which testifies her craftsmanship in the art of lacquer, fetched € 78,000.
5 - Alix Aymé (1894-1989)
Result: € 78,000
Finally, Le Pho rose to a total of € 297,700 with five paintings from the Romanet period. Le vase en opaline, seduced a bidder at €78,000. Le Pho plays with influences and combines the ancestral technique of silk with oil, a medium highly prized by Western artists. Le Pho's second painting, Bouquet de roses, quadrupled its estimate at €65,500.
 4 - Le Pho (1907-2001) Result: €78,000 |  10 - Le Pho (1907-2001) Result: €65,000 |
"For nearly 10 years I have been delighted to offer record-breaking sales to European private individuals who choose to commission me to sell their artworks. I work with them in complete transparency, with the comfort of a sale in France and based on a simple and sincere relationship of trust that characterizes our firm," concluded Charlotte Aguttes-Reynier after the sale.
A "white glove sale” that augurs a magnificent event for the 30th session dedicated to Painters from Asia in France at the beginning of the 20th century, to be held on 30th September.
Next sale in preparation
ASIAN PAINTERS, MAJOR WORKS
30 September 2021
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Expert
Charlotte Aguttes-Reynier : reynier@aguttes.com - +33 (0)1 41 92 06 49
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