Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Atotal of 143 artworks by Vietnamese artists in different generations will beauctioned worldwide on June 27 via the Drouot Digital platform in Paris.

The auction is collaborationbetween Drouot Digital and Hanoi-based PI Auction House, aiming to introduceVietnamese art to the world, according to the latter's CEO Nguyen DoSon.

“As one of the first artauction houses in the country, we have witnessed and passed the ups and downsof the secondary market,” said Son.

“We believe that just a strongpush can create a link between the domestic art market and the world then moreand more art lovers and collectors will honour the values of Vietnamese art,”he said.

The event Arts du Vietnam(Vietnamese Art) will be the first international standard art auction in Vietnam.Art collectors can bid online at drouotonline.com/en/auctions/105843 orauction directly at the Sofiel Metropole Hanoi Hotel, 15 Ngo Quyen Street inthe capital.

The artworks stretch from theperiod of colonialism, through to resistance wars against foreign invaders, tothe contemporary period.

Some remarkable artworksinclude New Year Festival by NguyenGia Tri (1908-1993).

Tri studied in the IndochinaCollege of Fine Arts between 1929 and 1934. With To Ngoc Van, Nguyen Tuong Lanand Tran Van Can, Tri formed the first four masters of Vietnamese fine arts.

He pioneered the conversion ofdecorative lacquer paintings into art pieces and has been dubbed as the fatherof Vietnamese modern lacquer paintings.

The lacquer on panel New Year Festival was created inthe same style and inspiration as the famous painting VuonXuan Trung Nam Bac (Spring Garden of North, Central and South),currently kept at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum. 

Another highlight is oilpainting on canvas Abstract byLe Ba Dang (1921-2015) who graduated from the Academy of Toulouse Art.

During his 70-yearcareer, Dang received many titles including an award from theInternational Institute of St Louis in 1989 and a medal ofrecognition of artistic and cultural contributions from the French governmentin 1994.

In 1992, Cambridge Universityranked him as one of the more important artists currently alive. Today,his works are in the collections of art centres and museums worldwide.

The auction also featuresprominent names of Vietnamese art such as Duong Huong Minh, To Ngoc Van and BuiXuan Phai.

Drouot is a name thatresonates amongst art lovers around the world. In 1851, it became theheadquarters to La Chambre Nationale des Commissaires-Priseurs Judiciare(National Chamber of Judicial Auctioneers), founded by Napoleon I in 1801, andcontinues to be a place of reference for the French and European art market.

All the artworks to beauctioned are on display at PI Auction House, 11 Trang Thi Street, Hanoi./.