Lot 277 · Modern and Contemporary Art Morning Session
La Lectrice (The Reader)
Le Nang Hien · ink and gouache on silk
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- Estimate
- HK$20,000–HK$30,000 hammer ≈ $2,580–$3,870
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Hong Kong · 3 December 2020
- Dimensions
- 55 x 37.1 cm. (21 5/8 x 14 5/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3583361
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Le Nang Hien, La Lectrice (The Reader). Christie's, 3 Dec 2020, lot 277. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3583361.
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Le Nang Hien, La Lectrice (The Reader). Christie's, 3 Dec 2020, lot 277. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3583361.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Art Morning Session · Dec 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La cueillette (Picking Fruit) | Mai Trung Thu | HK$600,000–HK$800,000 | |
| Diseur de bonne aventure (The Fortune Teller) | Léa Lafugie | HK$40,000–HK$50,000 | |
| La Calligraphie (Calligraphy) | Mai Trung Thu | HK$500,000–HK$700,000 | |
| Les Couturières (Seamstresses at Work) | Nguyen Phan Chanh | HK$4,800,000–HK$5,800,000 | |
| La jeune femme de Hué (Young Lady from Hué) | Mai Trung Thu | HK$1,800,000–HK$2,400,000 | |
| Femmes au bain (Women Bathing) | Vu Cao Dam | HK$1,800,000–HK$2,400,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Nang Hien | promenade autour du lac (walk around the lake) | $4,782 | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | |
| Le Nang Hien | by the river | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Le Nang Hien | young woman holding a fan | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
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| Le Nang Hien | Seated Lady with a Cat | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Bui Xuan Phai | Untitled | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Le Nang Hien | le nang hien | jeune femme assise lisant un livre (seated yo | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Le Nang Hien | two young ladies | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.