Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) Dogs

Nguyen Tu Nghiem (Vietnamese, 1922-2016) Dogs 1994 signed and dated nge94 (lower right) ink and colour on paper 24.5 x 35.5 cm (9 5/8 x 14 in) Footnotes: Provenance Collection of Jeffrey Hantover, author of A World of Decent Dreams: Vietnam Images, acquired directly from the artist in the 1990s 阮思嚴 狗 設色紙本 1994年作 簽名：nge94（右下） 來源 Jeffrey Hantover珍藏，《A World of Decent Dreams：Vietnam Images》作者，1990年代直接得自藝術家本人 Born in Nghe An in the northern part of Central Vietnam, Nguyen Tu Nghiem entered the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine (EBAI) in 1941 and specialised in both lacquer and gouache painting. He is hailed as one of the four great masters of Vietnamese modern art, a distinction which he shares with Bui Xuan Phai, Nguyen Sang, and Duong Bich Lien. These four artists, individually and collectively, had a great impact on the development of new artistic languages during the period of the 1986 Doi Moi policy, a political and economic renewal campaign. During Nguyen Tu Nghiem's artistic career, he created a unique style fusing folk art tradition and modernist art trends. He gained wider recognition during the 1980s for his role as the first Vietnamese modern artist to explore the formal qualities of local motifs while remaining true to the aesthetics of modern art. Known for his lively paintings portraying the immortal god Thanh Giong and Vietnamese zodiac signs, Nguyen Tu Nghiem was awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize in Literature and Arts in 1996. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing