2024 quotation and value of Pham Hau panels, paintings and screens

If you own a work by or after Pham Hau, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its value on the current market. Thereafter, if you wish to sell your work, we will guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Rating and value of the artist Pham Hau

The artist Pham Hau leaves behind a particular body of work, composed mainly of paintings on lacquer. He is Vietnamese. Now, prices for his works are rising under the auctioneer's hammer. The price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €20 to €896,730 - a significant difference, but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Pham Hau's works. He is especially prized by buyers from Hong Kong, Vietnam and France. In 2021, his lacquer screen entitled Golden Sunset over Halong Bay, dating from 1938, sold for €896,730, a world record to date for the artist. His stock has been exploding in recent years.

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Style and technique by artist Pham Hau

Pham Hau is a Vietnamese master lacquerer who works with traditional Vietnamese lacquer techniques. He uses a variety of supports: screens, boxes, furniture and panels. He adds Western painting techniques to his compositions.

Pham Hau's life

Pham Hau was born in 1903 in a village in Vietnam.

Through his marriage, he met the painter Nam Son Nguyen, and enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts d'Indochine. Joseph Inguimberty trained him in lacquer techniques, with which they mixed pine resin. This technique creates a new material after the application of successive layers, all sanded down, revealing new reflections.

He often depicts landscapes, but also animals and plant motifs. He works from Vietnamese oriental iconography, developing it by modernizing it.

His works have been exhibited twice in Vietnam and once in Toronto. Despite this, the Vietnamese lacquer panels and screens bear witness to a unique craftsmanship and are highly rated on the auction market.

The artist died in his hometown in 1995, aged 92. 

Pham Hau's imprint on his period

Pham Hau is an artist known and recognized throughout the world. His work blends Eastern and Western influences, which is today extremely appreciated by the art market. Today, most of his works are held by private collectors. He is one of China's most highly-rated artists.

Today, the artist stands out on the international auction scene, with his works fetching record sums in recent years.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Pham Hau signs his works most of the time. However, it is essential to have your work appraised to be sure of its originality. What's more, there are of course many copies.

Knowing the value of a work

If you happen to own a work by Pham Hau or after the artist, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using our form on our website. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you promptly to provide you with an estimate of the market value of your work, as well as any relevant information about it. If you wish to sell your work, you will also be accompanied by our specialists in order to benefit from alternatives to sell it at the best possible price, taking into account the inclinations of the market.