Rating and value of works, paintings by Thuong Lan Nguyen

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Rating and value of the artist Thuong Lan

The artist Thuong Lan leaves behind a distinctive body of work, composed mainly of drawings. He is Vietnamese. Now, prices for his works are rising under auctioneers' hammers.

The price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €275 to €109,300, a significant gap but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Thuong Lan's works.

He is especially prized by Vietnamese buyers. In 2024, an ink on silk attributed to the artist's studio was sold for €90,000 by Auctie's, while it was estimated at between €10,000 and €15,000. Its value has been rising in recent years.

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Style and technique of artist Thuong Lan Nguyen

Thuong Lan Nguyen develops a style of great finesse, where each technique is used with rare precision.

He is particularly proficient in ink on silk, a method derived from Japanese and Chinese traditions, but which developed in Vietnam in the early 20th century, thanks in particular to the Indochina School of Fine Arts.

This technique, which involves applying several layers of ink to silk, enables him to achieve subtle, almost airy gradations, giving his works a unique texture and astonishing depth of field.

The light, which he knows how to capture with great sensitivity, thus diffuses through the material, creating plays of light and shadow of great delicacy.

He also uses wood engraving, a harder and sharper technique, but one that he handles with great elegance, managing to combine power and finesse in the forms he carves there.

The contrast between the softness of ink on silk and the sharpness of woodcut gives his work a rare visual richness.

In parallel, his ink-on-paper and watercolor drawings are of great fluidity, where each line seems to melt naturally into space, creating refined, airy compositions.

The subjects he chooses - often landscapes, spiritual scenes or portraits - are always treated with the same attention to balance and harmony, whether serene landscapes or emotionally charged human figures.

Thuong Lan Nguyen succeeds in giving each of his works an artistic coherence which, while remaining faithful to his Vietnamese roots, opens the way to a subtle modernity, where elegance of form meets poetic depth.

Thuong Lang, twentieth-century Vietnamese painter

Thuong Lan Nguyen (1906-1947), a Vietnamese artist of great sensitivity and talent, has established himself on the auction market, where his works are attracting increasing interest.

The artist masters a rich and varied technical palette, which he uses to depict landscapes that are both dreamlike and deeply rooted in Vietnamese reality, spiritual temples imbued with serenity, but also scenes of everyday life and portraits of characters vibrant with life.

His creations take the form of woodcuts, a few rare oil paintings - which, although of high quality, do not reach the highest peaks on the market - as well as ink-on-paper and watercolor drawings, where each brushstroke seems to infuse a quiet strength.

One of his most talked-about techniques is ink on silk, a medium of Japanese and Chinese influence, the practice of which developed in Vietnam at the beginning of the 20th century, thanks in particular to the founding of the Indochina School of Fine Arts.

It was in this context that the innovation of silk washing emerged in Vietnam, an ingenious technique enabling subtle gradation effects to be achieved through the superimposition of ink, creating unique, almost ethereal shades of light and texture.

Through this diversity of techniques, Thuong Lan Nguyen maintains a coherence and unity in his artistic approach.

The themes he tackles, as well as the way he treats them, are driven by a singular and personal vision, an aesthetic quest that unfolds with great finesse, highlighting an emotional and spiritual depth, perceptible in each work.

Focus on Showing Flowers, Nguyen Thoung Lan, ink on silk

The work Showing Flowers by Nguyen Tuong Lan, held at the Hanoi Museum of Fine Arts, is a composition of great delicacy, where the simple beauty of flowers is highlighted with remarkable precision.

Each petal seems to capture the light, each stem unfurls with natural fluidity, giving the whole a feeling of lightness and grace.

Through her choice of colors and shades, the artist succeeds in creating an atmosphere that is both serene and lively, where the softness of the tones blends with a certain intensity that captures the eye.

The mastery of light and shadow, as well as the attention to detail, allow each flower to come to life, giving an impression of movement and breath.

The sale of its reproduction by the artist or his studio for €90,000 at Drouot, well above the initial estimate of €10,000 to €15,000, testifies to the growing recognition of Vietnamese art and Nguyen Tuong Lan's importance in this field.

This impressive result underlines not only the quality of the work but also the interest aroused by the artist's work on the international market.

Montrer les fleurs is a work that, through its simplicity and depth, manages to reach a wide audience, capturing the essence of nature with such finesse that every detail seems to be imbued with a silent, vibrant and timeless poetry.

Th Thuong Lan's imprint on his period 

Nguyen Thuong Lan left a striking imprint on Vietnam's artistic landscape in the 20th century, at a time when Vietnamese art was being redefined under the growing influence of the West and international art movements.

Born at a pivotal time, he evolved at the heart of a period of transition, between tradition and modernity, and became a central figure on the Vietnamese art scene.

The artist found his roots in the Hanoi School of Fine Arts, founded in 1925 by the French colonial administration.

This institution, at the crossroads of Western and Vietnamese influences, played a key role in redefining Vietnamese art in the 20th century, promoting new techniques and aesthetics while preserving a link with local traditions.

It was in this context that Nguyen Thuong Lan formed and developed his own style, imbued with the richness of Vietnamese culture, but also open to the international currents of the time.

The 1930s and 1940s marked a period of artistic renewal in Vietnam, and Nguyen Thuong Lan established himself as an artisan of this change.

His work, whether painting, engraving or drawing, bears witness to great technical mastery, but also to a personal vision in which the artist succeeds in fusing Western influences, notably realism and impressionism, with a profound Vietnamese sensibility.

Through his works, he seeks to capture the beauty of nature, but also the subtleties of the human soul, while being deeply rooted in the social and cultural realities of his time.

His landscapes, scenes of daily life and portraits reveal a modern vision, where the fluidity of lines and softness of colors reflect a quest for light and harmony.

Nguyen Thuong Lan's imprint is found in his ability to juggle new techniques with more traditional forms of expression, through which he succeeds in telling the story of his rapidly changing country.

His work marks a key moment in the development of modern Vietnamese art, and his influence, still perceptible today, is a living testimony to the impact of the Hanoi School of Fine Arts, which played a fundamental role in the evolution of art in Vietnam in the 20th century.

Thanks to artists like Nguyen Thuong Lan, Vietnamese art was able to open up to the world while remaining deeply rooted in its cultural and spiritual roots.

Alongside artists such as Mai Thu, Nam Son Nguyen and Victor Tardieu, Nguyen Thuong Lan is experiencing exponential growth on the art market.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Not all of Thuong Lang Nguyen's works are signed. He sometimes leaves a signature, but this may have faded over time. This is why the estimate is important.

Knowing the value of a work

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