Vietnam museum says all paintings
fake in high-profile exhibition
Titled as
"Abstract," this painting is found to be deceptively put under the
name of late artist Ta Ty at the exhibition "Paintings returned from the
Europe." A living artist has claimed the work as his. Photo: Lucy
Nguyen/Thanh Nien
The Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts Tuesday publicly apologized
for failing to verify the authenticity of 17 paintings on display at an
exhibition that have been confirmed as fake.
A panel of famous artists
and experts and officials found 15 of the paintings, supposedly the works of
legendary artists such as Nguyen Tu Nghiem and Bui Xuan Phai, were copies.
Two others were found to
be works of other artists. At least one living artist, Thanh Chuong, has
claimed one of the two paintings as his.
All the paintings at the
show are owned by Vu Xuan Chung, who claimed to have acquired them from
Jean-Francois Hubert, a known expert on Vietnamese art and a former senior
consultant for giant auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's.
The "Paintings
returned from the Europe" exhibition opened on July 10 and soon faced
forgery accusations from local artists and experts. It was originally slated
to end on July 21.
Trinh Xuan Yen, deputy
director of the museum, said it would keep all the paintings and ask relevant
authorities to step in.
Luong Xuan Doan, vice
chairman of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, called the scandal "an
insult to Vietnam's fine arts."
"All local artists
are outraged by the paintings which are bad and superficial copies. Anyone
can see they are fake."
The
"Abstract" painting by painter Thanh Chuong. Photo: Lucy
Nguyen/Thanh Nien
Chuong, who said his work
had been stolen and displayed at the exhibition under another artist's name,
said the incident would at least help authorities crack down on the forgery of
Vietnamese paintings that has been going on for many years.
Many people, including
officials, have been aware of the problem but had no evidence until now, he
said.
Speaking to Thanh
Nien, Chung, the collector, said all the paintings' authenticity was certified
by Hubert and that he trusts the French expert. It is not known how much
Chung paid for the collection.
Hubert also insisted on
the paintings’ authenticity in an interview with Thanh Nien.
By Lucy Nguyen, Thanhniennews
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Thứ Tư, 20 tháng 7, 2016
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