Hanoi Ancient Street 2007 signed and dated 07 acrylic on canvas 80 by 100 cm. 31 4/8 by 39 3/8 in. The work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity issued by Studio Artist Tran Luu Hau and a copy of the book Tran Luu Hau 2014 published by Ben Thanh Art & Frame, Vietnam.FootnotesProvenance Galerie Vinh Loi, Ho Chi Minh City Acquired directly from the above by the present owner Private Collection, Singapore Literature Pauline Foo, Tran Luu Hau 2014, Ben Thanh Art & Frame, Vietnam, p.70. 陳留厚 河內老街景 二OO七年作 簽名：hau 07 丙烯畫布 來源 越南胡志明市Galerie Vinh Loi畫廊 現藏家得自上述畫廊 新加坡私人收藏 出版 《陳留厚2014》，Pauline Foo，Ben Thanh Art & Frame，越南，第70頁 In the fast-paced modernisation of Vietnam, the distinctive "tube houses" of Hanoi's old quarters stand as a lasting testament to a bygone era. Tran Luu Hau grew up in Hanoi and the city's busy streets had long served as a source of inspiration for him. He first started painting this particular Hanoi Ancient Street series in the mid-1990s, depicting the densely stacked low tenements and emphasising their charm through his dramatic brushwork. Tran Luu Hau especially favoured the use of white and red in his Hanoi street paintings, and these two colours remain a constant throughout the series. The present work is unusual in his more restrained use of red, gently contouring the white buildings with a subtle rose blush, achieved through blending white and red and contrasting with the olive green and pale blue accents. His thoughtful palette brings a cohesive harmony to the overall deconstructed perspective of the composition.