{"id":2944,"date":"2016-06-30T07:09:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T07:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/?p=2944"},"modified":"2026-05-10T14:52:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T14:52:40","slug":"a-first-for-vietnam-thuc-doan-and-christies-or-the-first-vietnamese-woman-to-contribute-to-a-landmark-vietnamese-art-auction-se-souvenir-des-belles-choses-a-curated-collection-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/a-first-for-vietnam-thuc-doan-and-christies-or-the-first-vietnamese-woman-to-contribute-to-a-landmark-vietnamese-art-auction-se-souvenir-des-belles-choses-a-curated-collection-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Khai D\u1ea5u \u0110\u1ea7u Ti\u00ean C\u1ee7a Vi\u1ec7t Nam: Th\u1ee5c \u0110oan c\u00f9ng Christie\u2019s, hay Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u1ee5 N\u1eef Vi\u1ec7t \u0110\u1ea7u Ti\u00ean G\u00f3p Ph\u1ea7n V\u00e0o Phi\u00ean \u0110\u1ea5u Gi\u00e1 M\u1ef9 Thu\u1eadt Vi\u1ec7t Nam Mang T\u00ednh C\u1ed9t M\u1ed1c \u201cTruy T\u01b0\u1edfng Giai S\u1ef1: Tuy\u1ec3n Ch\u1ecdn M\u1ef9 Thu\u1eadt Vi\u1ec7t Nam\u201d v\u1edbi Vai Tr\u00f2 C\u1ed1 V\u1ea5n M\u1ef9 Thu\u1eadt v\u00e0 Bi\u00ean D\u1ecbch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\tA First for Vietnam: Thuc Doan and Christie’s, or The First Vietnamese Woman to Contribute to a Landmark Vietnamese Art Auction “Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art” as an Art Advisor and Translator\t<\/h2>\n\t

In 2016, during the 250th anniversary year of Christie’s, a landmark sale devoted to Vietnamese art was presented in Hong Kong under the title Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses. Among those contributing behind the scenes was Thuc Doan, recognised as the first Vietnamese woman to assist Christie’s in such a capacity as translator, advisor and cultural interlocutor.<\/p>\n

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Zineng Wang and Mr Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Hubert as speakers before the auction sale at Christie’s, 2016<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t

L\u1eddi ghi nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ebfn trong m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 ri\u00eang, ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn m\u00e0 r\u1ed9ng l\u00f2ng.<\/p>\nNg\u00e0y 30 th\u00e1ng 6 n\u0103m 2016, Zineng Wang v\u00e0 Chuy\u00ean gia C\u1ea5p Cao Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Hubert g\u1eedi th\u01b0 \u0111\u1ebfn Th\u1ee5c \u0110oan:\n

\n“We would like to personally thank you for your valuable contribution to the exhibition and sale at Christie’s Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art. Your translation work, your suggestions, and your constant enthusiasm have made the catalogue, the exhibition and the sale a total success…”\n<\/blockquote>\nL\u1eddi l\u1ebd th\u1eadt nh\u00e3 nh\u1eb7n. \u00dd ngh\u0129a l\u1ea1i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng s\u00e2u s\u1eafc.\n
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Christie’s The First Sale, James Christie holds his first sale in his permanent saleroom in Pall Mall, London in 1766<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\tThat year marked the 250th anniversary of Christie’s, founded in 1766 when James Christie held his first sale in Pall Mall, London. Across the world, Christie’s celebrated the milestone with special auctions, exhibitions and publications. In Asia, the season also marked thirty years of Christie’s presence in the region.\n
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Christie’s: Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses – A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art, 30 June 2016.<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Christie’s – Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Christie’s – Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Christie’s – Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Christie’s – Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Christie’s – Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Christie’s – Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses: A Curated Collection of Vietnamese Art<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\tTrong ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m \u1ea5y xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 \u00e1n mang \u00fd ngh\u0129a ri\u00eang bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Vi\u1ec7t Nam: Truy T\u01b0\u1edfng Giai S\u1ef1: Tuy\u1ec3n Ch\u1ecdn M\u1ef9 Thu\u1eadt Vi\u1ec7t Nam<\/em>. For the first time, Christie’s issued a dedicated standalone catalogue focused on Vietnamese art within its Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art framework. It was not merely a commercial gesture. It was an intellectual statement.\nThe title, in French, may be rendered as “Remembering Beautiful Things.” It carried both nostalgia and discernment, qualities long associated with collecting at its highest level.\n
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Mai Trung Thu (Vietnamese, 1906-1980), Hunters, ink and gouache on silk, 100 x 70 cm. (39 3\/8 x 27 1\/2 in.)\nEstimate HK$400,000 – HK$500,000\nPrice Realised HK$2,320,000<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Le Pho (Vietnamese, 1907-2001), Elegant Lady by the Fence, ink and gouache on silk, 41×30 cm. (16 1\/8 x 11 3\/4 in.)\nEstimate HK$800,000 – HK$1,000,000\nPrice Realised HK$1,480,000<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Mai Trung Thu (Vietnamese, 1906-1980), M\u00e9re et enfant (Mother and Child), ink and gouache on silk, 60 x 43 cm. (23 1\/2 x 16 3\/4 in.)\nEstimate HK$700,000 – HK$900,000\nPrice Realised HK$1,480,000<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Victor Tardieu (French, 1870-1937), Vietnamienne \u00e0 l’enfant (Vietnamese Mother and Child), oil on canvas, 120 x 98 cm. (47 1\/4 x 38 5\/8 in.)\nEstimate HK$800,000 – HK$1,000,000\nPrice Realised HK$1,000,000<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Nguyen Phan Chanh (Vietnamese, 1892-1984), Sewing, ink and gouache on silk, 65 x 50 cm. (25 5\/8 x 19 5\/8 in.)\nEstimate HK$1,500,000 – HK$2,000,000\nPrice Realised HK$2,680,000<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Nguyen Gia Tri (Vietnamese, 1908-1993), Beaut\u00e9 \u00e9ternelle (Eternal Beauty), lacquer on board, 89 x 61 cm. (35 x 24 in.)\nEstimate HK$500,000 – HK$700,000\nPrice Realised HK$2,440,000\u00a0($315,694)<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Mai Trung Thu (Vietnamese, 1906-1980), Dressing Up, ink and gouache on silk 23 x 80 cm. (9 x 31 1\/2 in.)\nEstimate HK$250,000 – HK$350,000\nPrice Realised HK$1,000,000<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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A STONE FIGURE OF DANCING SHIVA\nstone\n113 cm. (44 1\/2 in.) high\nEstimate HK$300,000 – HK$400,000\nPrice Realised HK$750,000<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
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Le Pho (Vietnamese, 1907-2001), Les Pivoines (Peonies), ink and gouache on silk, 57 x 72 cm. (22 x 28 3\/8 in.)\nEstimate HK$250,000 – HK$350,000\nPrice Realised HK$937,500<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\tThe catalogue posed a fundamental question: how can art tell the story of a nation?\nIts first seventy lots attempted an answer through objects spanning ancient heritage, colonial encounter, modern innovation and living memory. The narrative moved from \u0110\u00f4ng S\u01a1n bronze culture and Champa sculpture to the formation of modern Vietnamese art through the \u00c9cole Sup\u00e9rieure des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine in Hanoi, founded in 1924.\nWorks linked to Victor Tardieu and Joseph Inguimberty stood alongside Vietnamese masters such as Nguyen Phan Chanh, To Ngoc Van, Le Pho, Mai Trung Thu, Vu Cao Dam and Le Thi Luu. The result was not a narrow school history, but a broad meditation on identity, continuity and exchange.\nThe market responded with conviction. Paintings by Nguyen Gia Tri, Mai Trung Thu, Nguyen Phan Chanh and Le Pho realised strong prices, confirming a rising international confidence in Vietnamese art.\nYet catalogues of this seriousness are never produced by visible names alone.\nBehind the printed page stood research, translation, nuance, historical judgement and the delicate work of moving between languages without losing meaning. In this sphere, Thuc Doan played a notable role. As an independent advisor with expertise in private Vietnamese collections, curatorial development, and market intelligence for collectors, buyers and consignors, she contributed as translator, advisor and interpreter.\nHer participation marked something larger than one assignment. It represented a first: a Vietnamese woman contributing directly to a landmark Christie’s Vietnamese art initiative in such a professional capacity.\nFor those who know the history of Vietnamese art abroad, this matters. Markets open through confidence, but confidence is built through understanding. Translation is not mechanical labour; it is cultural stewardship. To explain a title, a school, a material, a provenance, or the subtle emotional climate of a work is to help shape how a nation is seen.\nThuc Doan’s later path would continue through scholarship, advisory work and the cultivation of Boi Tran Garden in Hue, where art, hospitality and memory remain in living dialogue. Seen in retrospect, the Christie’s chapter forms part of a wider vocation: carrying Vietnamese culture across thresholds without surrendering its inner tone.\nSome milestones arrive with ceremony. Others appear first as an email of appreciation.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

N\u0103m 2016, trong d\u1ecbp k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m 250 n\u0103m c\u1ee7a Christie's, Christie\u2019s gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u phi\u00ean tuy\u1ec3n ch\u1ecdn m\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt Vi\u1ec7t Nam mang t\u00ean \u201cTruy T\u01b0\u1edfng Giai S\u1ef1\u201d. Ph\u00eda sau d\u1ef1 \u00e1n \u1ea5y c\u00f3 Th\u1ee5c \u0110oan, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp cho m\u1ed9t s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt Vi\u1ec7t mang t\u1ea7m v\u00f3c qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a Christie\u2019s v\u1edbi vai tr\u00f2 bi\u00ean d\u1ecbch, c\u1ed1 v\u1ea5n v\u00e0 k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i v\u0103n h\u00f3a.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[185,183,184,186],"tags":[90,91,17,132,135],"class_list":["post-2944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive","category-art","category-culture","category-exhibitions","tag-boi-tran","tag-boi-tran-art-gallery","tag-boi-tran-garden","tag-jean-francois-hubert","tag-zineng-wang"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2944"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8225,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2944\/revisions\/8225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}