DO DINH HIEP (1914-1972). - Lot 128

DO DINH HIEP (1914-1972). Indochina School of Fine Arts. Class of 1937. Portrait of an elegant woman in ao dai. Framed drawing, signed and dated 1935 lower right. Height: 74 cm. Width: 61 cm (as seen). (Stains, traces of humidity in the lower part). 思君心似水 爱永上猶疑 (Tư quân tâm tự thủy Ai vĩnh thượng do nghi) Thinking of you, my heart is like water, but even eternal love is subject to doubt. 杜建葉畫 Designed by Do Dinh Hiep This verse in Chinese ideograms, inspired by a famous poem from the sung Vietnamese folk tradition (Ca Dao), reflects a classic expression of the bittersweet nature of languid love (tương tư). He uses the image of water to describe a heart filled with love and melancholy, while acknowledging the doubts and fears inherent in deep love.