Bui Xuan Phai (Vietnamese, 1920-1988) Street Scene

Bui Xuan Phai (Vietnamese, 1920-1988) Street Scene 1982 signed and dated Phai 82 (lower right) oil on board 14 x 21.5 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in) Footnotes: Provenance Important private collection, Singapore 裴春派 街景 油彩 木板 1982年作 簽名：Phai 82（右下） 來源 重要新加坡私人收藏 Born in 1920 in Van Canh, Hoai Duc, Hanoi, Bui Xuan Phai studied in the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine between 1941 to 1945 under the direction of Tô Ngoc Van in Viêt Bache. Nowadays, Bui Xuan Phai is recognised as one of the foremost masters of Vietnamese modern art, admired for the artistic expression of his paintings, despite enduring numerous hardships and deprivations throughout his lifetime. Even though he was banned from exhibiting his works for a large part of his life, this did not prevent him from creating magnificent artworks. Through his paintings, Bui Xuan Phai conveyed the deepest emotions of the Vietnamese people during the war and the Subsidy period. Bui Xuan Phai was awarded posthumously in 1996 the prestigious Ho Chi Minh Award for his contribution to Vietnamese art and culture. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing