Xuan Viet NGUYEN (Born 1949) - Lot 151

Xuan Viet NGUYEN (Born 1949) Lotus Flowers Lacquer panel, signed and dated upper left. H_ 90,5 cm L_ 60,5 cm A Vietnamese painter renowned for his major contribution to traditional sơn mài (lacquer) painting, Nguyen Xuan Viet has devoted more than half his life to mastering and renewing this ancestral practice. Born in Thailand of Vietnamese parents, he returned to Vietnam at a very early age, studying at art schools in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, before becoming a disciple of lacquer master Nguyễn Gia Trí, an emblematic figure of modern Vietnamese painting. His work, exhibited in Vietnam and internationally, blends natural themes such as the lotus with portraits and richly textured compositions, often achieved by combining traditional lacquer with materials such as eggshells. His practice explores visual poetry, light and the patience of gesture, making him a guardian and innovator of contemporary Vietnamese lacquer painting.