Xuan Phai Bui (1921 - 1988). Self-portrait. Gouache on paper. Bui Xuan Phai, the man and the artist, remains a living presence in Vietnam, three years after his death from lung cancer in Hanoi at the age of sixty-seven. The most well known Vietnamese artist outside the country, Phai is the most respected and well-known artist within his own country, despite not being allowed has an individual exhibition until 1984. No one speaks ill of the man: most often he is described as modest, reticent, generous, independent minded, and above all else, a man of quiet dignity. Measure 8"in H x 6"in W painting and 18"in H x 16"in W with frame.

Good condition.