Nguyen Robert (1958) - Métropole

Title of the work: Métropole (2025) "Homage to Asia"
Hand-painted (oil) on canvas, dimensions 77 x 157 cm.
Reference: 27 -L11-0226-27
Origin: Bến Tre
A magnificent original contemporary canvas created in the artist Nguyen Robert's workshop.
Currently exhibited at the art gallery (Artis Art Gallery)
Delivered with a gallery certificate.

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Sold without frame & without stretcher.
Colors may vary slightly due to camera capture variations on each device used for the photograph.

Artwork sold by ARTIS Art Gallery

ARTIS Art Gallery is a contemporary art house dedicated to discovering and promoting emerging artists. After a career as an art dealer and expert for internationally recognized artists, Ferrari Christian now runs the gallery with a global vision: to reveal new talents and disseminate their works worldwide.

The canvas will be shipped rolled in a carton + luxury embroidered cover, reinforced for maximum protection during transport.

Artist painter Nguyen Robert 1958 biography.

Born in 1958 in Bến Tre, an authentic village nestled in the heart of the Mekong Delta, Nguyen Robert is a Franco-Vietnamese artist whose work is distinguished by a singular fusion of Asian traditions and Western artistic influences. From a young age, he has been fascinated by the rural architecture of his surroundings, the lines of traditional houses, the volumes of floating markets, the shadows cast by water palms—all elements that will become the basis of his visual language.

Having always lived in his native region, Nguyen Robert developed over decades a deeply contemporary, modern, and decidedly architectural style. His paintings explore structures, lines, urban rhythms, and geometric abstraction, while preserving a poetic sensibility inherent to Vietnamese culture.

His dual Franco-Vietnamese heritage enriches his approach: he borrows from the West the rigor of modern compositions and the boldness of contrasts, while his Vietnamese soul infuses softness, spirituality, and fluidity into his works. The result is a pictorial universe where modernity meets the timeless, where geometry dialogues with light, creating paintings of great visual power.

Recognized for his ability to transform everyday life into abstract landscapes, Nguyen Robert is today regarded as one of the distinctive voices in contemporary delta Mekong painting. He continues his work in his workshop in Bến Tre, surrounded by the landscapes that shaped his identity, and he continues to exhibit in several galleries in Asia and Europe, captivating collectors and art lovers seeking deeply modern, structured, and vibrant works.