painter Nguyen Tu Nghiem

Update news painter Nguyen Tu Nghiem

Nghiem’s lacquer auctioned for $83,000

The painting Nguyet Uoc (Promise under Moonlight). depicting the love between Thuy Kieu and Kim Trong in Kieu’s Tale by Nguyen Du, was auctioned at Chon’s Auction House in Hanoi on Sunday for US$83,000.

VN great painter passes away

VietNamNet Bridge – Painter Nguyen Tu Nghiem, one of Vietnamese greatest artists, passed away yesterday at 10.30am. He was 94. The famous painter had a stroke earlier last month and had been hospitalised ever since.

Artists exhibit paintings by late painters

 VietNamNet Bridge – Noted painter Van Duong Thanh has, for the first time, put on display her 11 portraits by late painters Nguyen Tu Nghiem (1922) and Bui Xuan Phai (1920-1988).