The Gallery — Cleine Collection

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Thank you for visiting the Cleine Collection, an accumulation of fine art from around the world, anchored in modern Vietnam.

Luong Luu Bien
The Way of Pilgrims
Oil on Canvas
200 x 400 cm
“Bien talks of his works showing how we can be lonely while being part of a larger and vibrant society. This huge work is stunning and incredibly impactful.”

Truong Tan
We Will Never Die, 2016
Lacquer on Wood
120 x 90 cm

Nguyen Cam
Calligraphic Signs and Earth #3, 2006
Mixed Media on Free Canvas
160 x 100 cm
“The master artist, Nguyen Cam, produced this abstract art from rice sacks and every day materials. The land is so important in Vietnam, and agricultural society is close to the heart of all Vietnamese.”

Luong Luu Bien
Tribe of Loneliness
Oil on Canvas
200 x 400 cm
“We lived with this masterpiece in our living room through the COVID lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. It just gets better every day.”

Le Thiet Cuong
View of Lotus, 2017
Oil on Canvan
120 x 100 cm

Sopheap Pich
Shoreline Crest, 2019
Bamboo, Rattan, Metal Wire, Burlap, Resin, Beeswax, Charcoal, Oil Paint
160 x 120 x 8 cm

Le Thuy
Walking in the Garden I, II, III, IV
Watercolour on Silk
170 x 62 cm (x 4 panels)
“Le Thuy doesn’t describe this as a Memento Mori – a reminder that we are mortal – but this is what it means to me.”

Nguyen Minh Thanh
Sunset, 2007
Natural Colour, Water Colour, Gouache and Chinese Ink on Do Paper
174 x 122 cm

Shepard Fairey
Burmese Monk, 2010
Hand painted multiple on aluminum (Edition 1 of 2); Signed and dated
61 x 45 cm

Nguyen Van Phuc
Statue, 2007
Oil on Canvas
100 x 80 cm

Hoang Ngoc Tu
Red Carpet Stars
Oil on Canvas
150 x 140 cm

Le Quy Tong
N2 22 Book 3 (Human Rights) (2017)
Stone
26 x 21 x 5 cm

Robert Mapplethorpe
Thomas, 1987
Gelatin Silver Print (Edition of 10); Estate Signed on Verso
61 x 51 cm
“When I learned I was leaving New Zealand, my friends and I went on a cultural binge in Wellington, in 1997/98. We were young, and went to plays at Downstage and Court, live performances, even the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at the Micheal Fowler Centre! The most shocking and memorable experience was an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe’s work at City Gallery, Wellington. I learned how art can – and maybe should – confront and shock us. This exhibition certainly did. I had to have some of it in my collection.”

Dick Frizelle
A Man Walks Into a Bar
Oil on Canvas
105 x 105 cm

Pham Dinh Tien
Transform
Stainless Steel
40 x 50 x 20 cm

Vu Thu Hien
Tranquil Times (2022)
Lacquer on Board
120 x 80 cm

Jorge Rivera
Wave I, 2015
Marble
60 x 60 x 10 cm
“Anyone who has visited Vietnam knows that the country constantly hums with the sound of motorcycles, with one of the most popular workhorses being the Honda Wave. This young Spanish artist once lived in Danang, and created this work from the local stone, from Marble Mountain. It reminded me of Ai Weiwei’s remarkable works in marble, especially Chinese Chair.”

Nguyen Minh Thanh
In The Silence I, 2007
Natural Colour on Wood
90 x 70 cm

Phuong Quoc Tri
Jay Cleine (2015)
Oil on Canvas
110 x 90 cm
“Tri produced this beautiful piece of our beautiful boy, Jay, when he was just six years old. The boy is growing up, but the art is ageless.”

Bradford Edwards
Calendar Girl Then and Now (Strength and Beauty), 1996
Silkscreen Print on Handmade Paper
44 x 62 cm

Pham Ngoc Duong
In The Cheek, 2004
Oil on Canvas
100 x 100 cm

Dinh Cong Dat
Schoolboy
Lacquer on Fibreglass
50 x 32 x 26 cm

Lim Khim Ka Ty
Daily Lunch (2011)
Oil on Canvas
120 x 110 cm

Tran Minh Tam
Emperor Duy Tan’s Lost Childhood (2017)
Mixed Media on Aluminum
120 x 80 cm

Thien Do
Don’t Pee in Bad Places (2007)
Acrylic and Collage on Canvas
80 x 60 cm

Le Thiet Cuong
Rice
Bronze
25 x 60 x 30 cm

Tran Minh Tam
Emperor Bao Dai On His Wedding Day (2014)
Oil and Lacquer on Wood
149 x 43 cm

Le Quy Tong
Model 1 (2008)
Oil on Canvas
130 x 110 cm

Nguyen The Hung
Self-portrait (2011)
Collage, ink, watercolour and gold powder pigment on do paper
100 x 70 cm

Truong Tan
Under The Sky, 2007-08
Lacquer on Wood
120 x 90 cm

Pham Ngoc Duong
In The Back, 2004
Oil on Canvas
155 x 70 cm

Chuck Close
Untitled (President Clinton), 1996
Digital archival iris print on Somerset Velvel Radiant paper
Signed, Dated and Numbered (edition of 75)
60 x 50 cm
“Bill Clinton was responsible for normalizing the world’s relationship with Vietnam, and paid a landmark visit to the country in the closing months of his Presidency in 2000. I was fortunate to see him twice on that visit – once as his motorcade sped into the centre of Saigon as crowds lined the street – and again a little more closely at a reception in the People’s Committee building. There I learned the definition of charisma. His visit to Vietnam was a sensation.”

Truong The Linh
Night 2
Acrylic on Canvas
120 x 120 cm

Damien Hirst
For The Love of God, Pray
Screenprint with glazes on paper
Edition of 750; Signed and numbered
66 x 51 cm
“Le Thuy’s Walking In The Garden reminded me of the power that Memento Mori have in art. This was Hirst’s effort.”

Truong The Linh
Windy Day
Acrylic on Canvas
150 x 100 cm

Andy Warhol
Paramount (1985)
Screenprint on Lenox Board
Edition 5/30 Artists Proof; Signed and Numbered in Pencil
96.5 x 96.5 cm

Bui Hai Son
Floating Rice
Lacquer and Stainless Steel
55 x 55 x 300 cm

Paul Berriff
Mick Jagger, 1964
Giclee print on Hahnumuhle Baryto archival paper
Signed and numbered (edition of 100)
57 x 73 cm
“You have to recall Mick Jagger in 2022 to appreciate the beauty of Mick Jagger in 1964. Music played such an important part in Vietnam, especially in the conflict of the 1960’s and 1970’s. The Stone’s Paint It Black is actually a love song, but is also an iconic theme in some of the movies depicting that time. “I see a red door, and I want it painted black.”

Dick Frizelle
Man and Woman Making Love
Oil on Board
55 x 55 cm

Pham Ngoc Duong
Baby Blue I, 2007
Oil on Canvas
130 x 80 cm

Egor Zigura (Ukraine)
Core That Awakening (2016)
Bronze
175 x 43 x 39 cm

Nguyen Minh Thanh
Meditation in Black II, 2005
Natural Colour, Water Colour, Gouache and Chinese Ink on Xuan Paper
140 x 48 cm

Le Thiet Cuong
Two Halves of Rice, 2005
Bronze
25 x 26 x 26 / 44 x 26 x 26 cm
“This was one of the first sculptures I purchased, directly from Cuong – Vietnam’s master of minimalism – in his studio near Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi. It is a remarkable rendering of something that literally means life. Rice.”

Thien Do
Don’t Read Bad Things (2007)
Acrylic and Collage on Canvas
80 x 60 cm

Thien Do
Don’t Write Bad Things (2007)
Acrylic and Collage on Canvas
80 x 60 cm

Tran Minh Tam
Empress Nam Phuong On Her Wedding Day (2014)
Oil and Lacquer on Wood
149 x 43 cm

Robert Mapplethorpe
Lisa Lyon, 1980
Gelatin Silver Print Edition of 15 + 2 AP
35 x 35 cm

Chen Wenling
Red Memory
Bronze Painted Red
179 x 55 x 82 cm

Tran Quoc Tuan
Chung Cu 2, 2011
Oil on Canvas
150 x 300 cm
“Life in Saigon changes so quickly, that Tuan’s effort to capture a street scene in 2011 quickly looks dated, which only makes it more important.”