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Tran Luu Hau(Vietnamese, 1928-2020)Abstract
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8 April 2024, 15:30 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific PlaceHK$30,000 - HK$50,000
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Tran Luu Hau (Vietnamese, 1928-2020)
Abstract
2001
signed and dated hau 01 (lower left)
oil on canvas
39 x 43.3 cm (15 3/8 x 17 1/8 in)
2001
signed and dated hau 01 (lower left)
oil on canvas
39 x 43.3 cm (15 3/8 x 17 1/8 in)
Footnotes
Provenance
Personal collection of Mrs Shirley Hui (1937-2022), co-founder of Galerie La Vong (1993-2013), HK, acquired before 2013
Private collection, HK
陳留厚
抽象
油彩 畫布
2001年作
簽名：hau 01（左下）
來源
前香港雅坊藝苑合夥人許常紹珍女士私人珍藏，於2013年以前入藏
香港私人收藏
Tran Luu Hau was an influential Vietnamese artist known for his bold brushstrokes of vibrant colours and his dedication to abstraction. He studied fine arts at the Resistance Fine Arts School in Viet Bac, a revolutionary base in Northern Vietnam, under the guidance of the pioneer artist To Ngoc Van (1906-1954). Having experienced and actively engaged in both the first Indochina War (1946-1954) and the Vietnam War (1955-1975), his life and art profoundly mirrored the political upheavals and resulting cultural shifts of the time.
Between 1955 and 1962, he studied art and theatre design at the Surikov Fine Arts Institute of Moscow. During this period, he was exposed to modern Western art, particularly those produced by post-impressionist and abstract expressionist artists such as Henri Matisse, Chaim Soutine, and Willem de Kooning. Inspired by them, he used the term "abstraction of reality" to describe his own emerging aesthetic approach. Skilfully blending bold brushstrokes and vivid colours in his paintings, he developed an abstract style focused on expressing his feelings, philosophy, and personal experiences. He would thus also re-interpret traditional themes, infusing them with emotional depth. Both sensual and personal, themes he recurrently portrayed throughout his career include flowers, nudes, and self-portraits. The love he held for his country is also highlighted by numerous landscape paintings depicting not only his hometown, Hanoi, but also various locations in Vietnam, such as Sapa, Ha Long Bay, and Cat Ba Island.
After his return to Vietnam, Hau spent three decades teaching at the Hanoi College of Fine Arts, training generations of young Vietnamese artists. Many of his works are in collections of the Vietnam War Museum, the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, and many private and public collections around the world. In his career spanning over half a century, Tran Luu Hau has indeed established himself as one of the most celebrated Vietnamese artists.
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