A painting by Bui Xuan Phai is on display in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Sixty works by late famous painter BuiXuan Phai, many of which were created toward the end of his life, are ondisplay in Ho Chi Minh City.
The oil and gouache works are showcased at theexhibition “Remember Painter Bui Xuan Phai,” according to Tran Hau Tuan, a collectorand the organiser of the event which is scheduled to run to July 4.
Around 90% of the works are shown for the first time ever, Tuan said, adding he intended to open the exhibition in 2020 to coincide with Phai’s100th birth anniversary but it was postponed due to the COVID-19pandemic.
Tuan has been collecting the works of many famous artistssince the 1980s and has great passion for Phai’s.
The paintings on display are of familiar themes,including Hanoi's old quarter, "cheo" folk singing and northern rural landscapes.
Born in Kim Hoang Village, Van CanhCommune, the outskirt Hanoi district of Hoai Duc in 1920, Phai studied at the IndochinaCollege of Fine Arts from 1941 – 1945 alongside well-known painters NguyenSang, Nguyen Tu Nghiem and Duong Bich Lien.
He died in Hanoi on June 24, 1988. He is best known for hispaintings of Hanoi's old quarter, which document the capital's social changesin the 20th century.
Phai used a variety of materials, including cloth, paper,wooden boards, and canvas.
He was posthumously honoured with an Ho Chi Minh Award in1996./.
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A painting by Bui Xuan Phai is on display in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA)
