Description: Abstract mixed media on paper composition by Nguyen Manh Duc Ducman. Signed. Circa 1950 – 60s.Dimensions : painting approximately 13⅛” x 9¾”. From the Golden Griffin Gallery.

Condition: Excellent; currently housed in original window mat that is stained and worn; painting can be put in a new mat without harming it; old tape marks on back from artist’s original matting

Born in Hanoi, Vietnam in 1934, the artist Nguyen Manh Duc Ducman came to Paris as a young man, where he exhibited his work at the Galerie René Drouin. His career got a boost when Ducman moved to New York in 1965, where he received a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation and attracted the attention of art dealer Alan Stone.

The Golden Griffin Gallery/Arts Inc. operated in downtown Manhattan - New York City, New York from the 1950s to the 1970s. In the mid 1940s, Arts, Inc. was established as a publishing house specializing in European scholarly and artistic works. In the 1950s, Arts, Inc., the parent company, expanded to create, first, the Golden Griffin Bookstore, and then the Griffin Gallery, which dealt primarily with contemporary American and European artists. The Golden Griffin was known as the “Continental Bookstore” because of its stock of European titles.

International Shipping Disclaimer: Be advised that buyer is responsible for any international customs, duties, taxes and/or fees.

USPS International Priority Mail is not an insurable method of shipment. We have seen shipments take up to 45 days.

USPS Express Mail International  (recommended) is a trackable, insurable method and generally takes 3-5 days to reach international customs.