Bui Xuan Phai (Vietnamese, 1920-1988)

Born in the village of Kim Hoang, in the province of Ha Tay, Phai graduated from the Higher School of Fine Arts in Indochina in 1945.  Between 1956 and 1957 he taught at the Hanoi School of Fine Arts.  He was among the last generation of students from the Indochinese School of Fine Arts before the Revolutionary War broke out, along with other figures such as Nguyen Sang, Nguyen Tu Nghiem and Duong Bich Lien. 

 

His main specialty is oil on canvas and his favorite subjects are the alleys in the old city of Hanoi.  If you have a screen, a work, print, painting on silk, canvas, lacquered panel, screen or another work by the Vietnamese artist Bui Xuan Phai or one of the painters mentioned above, contact us for a free evaluation, estimate and information about selling or consigning your work.