Vũ Cao Đàm

Vietnamese · 1908–2000 · Painter, Printmaker

Vũ Cao Đàm (1908-2000) was a Vietnamese painter. He was one of the alumni of Victor Tardieu's École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine in Hanoi in the 1930s, along with Mai Trung… (Wikipedia)

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26lots offered2009–2026years recorded84%sold (21)$29.6kSign up free to seemedian price

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Maternité au coqRago Auctions · May 2025$82,550≈ £61,513≈ €72,995Sign up to see
Les Deux Soeurs (The Two Sisters)Jackson's International Auctioneers · Apr 2026$75,000≈ £55,510≈ €64,070Sign up to see
UntitledRago Auctions · Dec 2021$71,875≈ £54,455≈ €63,612Sign up to see

Vũ Cao Đàm’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 25 auction results for Vũ Cao Đàm between 2009 and 2026, of which 21 sold (84%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $452Sign up free to see to $82.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $82.5kSign up free to see for Maternité au coq at Rago Auctions in May 2025. The most common medium is oil paintings (18 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (6), Rago Auctions (4) and Phillips (4).

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25 results

Maternité, 1953
Mixed media · Board
41 x 33 cm. (16 1/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Sep 30, 2026 · Lot 180
HK$232,200≈ $29,594≈ £22,340≈ €26,062Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$100,000–200,000View at Phillips ↗
Les Deux Soeurs (The Two Sisters)
Oil · Canvas
25 x 18.5 inches, overall including frame 32.5 x 26.5 inches Due to prior instances of non-payment on works by Vu Cao-Dam and Le Pho, we kindly request that bidders who have not previously purchased through Jackson’s obtain pre-approval before bidding on this lot.
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 687
$75,000≈ £55,510≈ €64,070Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–60,000View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
Le Cavalier, 1976
Oil · Canvas
9.5"h, 13.75"w
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 21, 2026 · Lot 110
$26,880≈ £19,938≈ €22,844Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
Maternité au coq, 1964
Oil · Canvas
26 h x 21½ w in (66 x 55 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025 · Lot 134
$82,550≈ £61,513≈ €72,995Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled
Sculpture
work 23 x 16 x 15.2 cm. (9 x 6 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.) stand 9.3 x 9.3 x 9.3 cm. (3 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.) overall 32.3 x 15 x 14.5 cm. (12 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Phillips · Jun 1, 2024 · Lot 156
HK$355,600≈ $45,485≈ £35,781≈ €41,914Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$220,000–420,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled
Sculpture · Panel
12¾ h x 6 w x 6⅛ d in (32 x 15 x 16 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024 · Lot 206
$21,930≈ £17,508≈ €20,345Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Le Cavalier, 1978
Oil · Canvas
99 x 79.5cm
Leonard Joel · Jun 27, 2023 · Lot 19
A$95,000≈ $63,556≈ £49,907≈ €58,037Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$80,000–100,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
The Blossoms, 1970
Lithograph
25½ h x 19⅜ w in (65 x 49 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 220
$2,048≈ £1,721≈ €1,967Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
La Poete
Oil · Canvas
10.25 x 8.25 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Oct 2, 2022 · Lot 1
$28,980≈ £25,843≈ €29,680$23,000 + $5,980 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Composition
Oil · Canvas
10 x 8 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Aug 14, 2022 · Lot 15
$35,280≈ £29,198≈ €34,605$28,000 + $7,280 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–20,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗

Also offered, result not published (1)

Lots by Vũ Cao Đàm that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Vũ Cao Đàm paintings (19)Vũ Cao Đàm oil paintings (18)

Vũ Cao Đàm: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Vũ Cao Đàm at auction?

$82,550Sign up free to see, for Maternité au coq at Rago Auctions (May 2025) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Vũ Cao Đàm?

The median sale price is $29.6kSign up free to see across 21 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Vũ Cao Đàm have sold at auction?

21 of 25 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.

Which auction houses sell Vũ Cao Đàm?

Bonhams, Rago Auctions and Phillips account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Rago Auctions · Phillips

Vũ Cao Đàm signature

18 catalogued lots by Vũ Cao Đàm record a signature line. The most common placement is lower left (50% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed and dated.

Placement

lower left5
lower right4
on the reverse1

Form

signed and dated12
signed6

Signed, inscribed and dated 'Vu Cao Dam Vence 53' lower left — Maternité, Phillips, Sep 30, 2026
Signed 'vu cao dam' on the reverse — Untitled, Phillips, Jun 1, 2024
Signed and dated lower left: vu cao dam 78; signed, titled, dated, and inscribed on canvas verso: Le Cavalier/ Vu Cao Dam/ 1978/ No 4/ 890; inscribed on stretcher bar verso: WF N.Y 40F/ 70589 — Le Cavalier, Leonard Joel, Jun 27, 2023

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About Vũ Cao Đàm

Vũ Cao Đàm (1908-2000) was a Vietnamese painter. He was one of the alumni of Victor Tardieu's École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine in Hanoi in the 1930s, along with Mai Trung Thứ, Lê Phổ and woman painter Lê Thị Lựu, to emigrate to France and make a career in Paris.

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