Lot Essay
The island of Cat Ba is about 18 km from Haiphong and it consists of a big island as well as an islet. Cat Ba is a mountainous island with high and dangerous cliffs and a narrow and short beach.
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PRIVATE COLLECTION OF A FRENCH GENTLEMAN, PARIS
BUI XUAN PHAI (Vietnam 1920-1988)
Halong bay, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam
Details
BUI XUAN PHAI (Vietnam 1920-1988)
Halong bay, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam
signed 'Phai' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 18 in. (60 x 45 cm.)
The work was executed circa 1953.
Halong bay, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam
signed 'Phai' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 18 in. (60 x 45 cm.)
The work was executed circa 1953.
Literature
Tran Hau Tuan & Bui Thanh Phuong, Bui Xuan Phai, Viet duoi anh den dau, Ho Chi Minh city, 2000, p. 25, no. 6 (a sketch of the present lot).