Loan de Fontbrune
Art Collector & Art Historian
Loan Sicre de Fontbrune (Vietnamese name: Đoàn Bá Tri Phương Loan) is a highly respected Vietnamese-French art collector, researcher, and pioneering curator based in Paris, France. For over four decades, she has been a leading figure in promoting and preserving Vietnamese art - especially Indochinese art and royal artifacts on the global stage
CREDENTIALS
Indochinese Fine Arts: She has spent decades collecting, researching, and preserving masterworks from the Indochina period (such as works by students and professors of the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine: Mai Trung Thu, Le Pho, Vu Cao Dam, Le Ba Dang...)
Huế Royal Phap Lam Collection: She owns a famous and highly unique collection of Pháp Lam (Hue painted enamels) in Paris, which showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of the Nguyễn Dynasty.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1977–1979 Primary School Teacher, Lycée Français, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
1982–1984 Tour Guide and Interpreter for Foreign Dignitaries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris.
1986–1987 Hostess and Interpreter for Foreign Dignitaries, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris.
1991–1996 Project Officer, Musée National des Arts Asiatiques – Guimet, under the direction of Mr. Albert Le Bonheur, Chief Curator of the Southeast Asian Department.
1995 Tour Guide and Interpreter for a research trip to Vietnam, funded by a Belgian government scholarship, with Ms. Miriam Lambrecht, Curator of the India and Southeast Asia Collection, Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels.
1996–2001 Deputy Secretary, Société Française d’Étude de la Céramique Orientale (S.F.E.C.O.), Musée Cernuschi.
2000 Tour Guide and Interpreter for a ceramics study trip to Vietnam organized by the S.F.E.C.O.
2002 Archaeological excavations, Binh Dinh, Vietnam (Royal Museums of Art and History, Hanoi Institute of Archaeology, Binh Dinh Museum).
2002–2014 Correspondent for the Société des Amis du Champa Ancien, Musée Cernuschi.
2008–2024 Board Member, S.F.E.C.O.
2011 Tour Guide and Interpreter for the multimedia project Voyage aux origines organized by the Royal Museums of Art and History.
2012 Guest Curator, exhibition From the Red River to the Mekong: Visions of Vietnam, Musée Cernuschi.
2013–2014 Curator, exhibition Four Centuries of France–Vietnam Relations: The Role of Pioneer Photographers, Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer (A.S.O.M.).
2013–2024 Correspondent, 5th Section – Education, Literature, Archaeology and Fine Arts, Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer (A.S.O.M.).
2015–2024 Board Member, Mouvement des Citoyens Français d’Origine Vietnamienne (M.C.F.V.).
2021–2023 Gallery Owner, Du côté de chez Loan, Paris.
PUBLICATIONS
1994 The Tombs of Huế, Connaissance des Arts, No. 504, March 1994, pp. 124–135.
1995 The Blue-and-White Ceramics of Huế from the Early 18th to the 19th Century, Le Viêt Nam des Royaumes, Éditions Cercle d’Art, Paris, 1995, pp. 38–45.
1996 Huế Blue-and-White Ceramics from the Beginning of the 17th to the 19th Century, Những trao đổi học thuật, Nhà Xuất Bản Thuận Hóa, Huế, pp. 114–119.
2003 Vietnam – Art and Cultures from Prehistory to the Present, Éditions Snoeck, Brussels.
Translation of texts by Phan Huy Lê (pp. 15–32), Trần Quốc Vượng (pp. 179–189), and Nguyễn Văn Huy and Lưu Hùng (pp. 211–225).
2012 Victor Tardieu and His Students, From the Red River to the Mekong: Visions of Vietnam, Paris Musées, Éditions Findakly, pp. 75–116.
2014 Four Centuries of France–Vietnam Relations, The Art Schools of Indochina, Mondes et Cultures, Bulletin of the Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer.
2015 The First Photographers in Vietnam, Éditions Riveneuve, 426 pp.
2019 The Influence of French Artists in Vietnam, Mondes et Cultures, Bulletin of the Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer, Vol. LXXIX, pp. 86–95.
Biography
Loan Sicre de Fontbrune (Vietnamese name: Đoàn Bá Tri Phương Loan) is a highly respected Vietnamese-French art collector, researcher, and pioneering curator based in Paris, France. For over four decades, she has been a leading figure in promoting and preserving Vietnamese art - especially Indochinese art and royal artifacts on the global stage
CREDENTIALS
Indochinese Fine Arts: She has spent decades collecting, researching, and preserving masterworks from the Indochina period (such as works by students and professors of the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine: Mai Trung Thu, Le Pho, Vu Cao Dam, Le Ba Dang...)
Huế Royal Phap Lam Collection: She owns a famous and highly unique collection of Pháp Lam (Hue painted enamels) in Paris, which showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of the Nguyễn Dynasty.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1977–1979 Primary School Teacher, Lycée Français, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
1982–1984 Tour Guide and Interpreter for Foreign Dignitaries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris.
1986–1987 Hostess and Interpreter for Foreign Dignitaries, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris.
1991–1996 Project Officer, Musée National des Arts Asiatiques – Guimet, under the direction of Mr. Albert Le Bonheur, Chief Curator of the Southeast Asian Department.
1995 Tour Guide and Interpreter for a research trip to Vietnam, funded by a Belgian government scholarship, with Ms. Miriam Lambrecht, Curator of the India and Southeast Asia Collection, Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels.
1996–2001 Deputy Secretary, Société Française d’Étude de la Céramique Orientale (S.F.E.C.O.), Musée Cernuschi.
2000 Tour Guide and Interpreter for a ceramics study trip to Vietnam organized by the S.F.E.C.O.
2002 Archaeological excavations, Binh Dinh, Vietnam (Royal Museums of Art and History, Hanoi Institute of Archaeology, Binh Dinh Museum).
2002–2014 Correspondent for the Société des Amis du Champa Ancien, Musée Cernuschi.
2008–2024 Board Member, S.F.E.C.O.
2011 Tour Guide and Interpreter for the multimedia project Voyage aux origines organized by the Royal Museums of Art and History.
2012 Guest Curator, exhibition From the Red River to the Mekong: Visions of Vietnam, Musée Cernuschi.
2013–2014 Curator, exhibition Four Centuries of France–Vietnam Relations: The Role of Pioneer Photographers, Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer (A.S.O.M.).
2013–2024 Correspondent, 5th Section – Education, Literature, Archaeology and Fine Arts, Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer (A.S.O.M.).
2015–2024 Board Member, Mouvement des Citoyens Français d’Origine Vietnamienne (M.C.F.V.).
2021–2023 Gallery Owner, Du côté de chez Loan, Paris.
PUBLICATIONS
1994 The Tombs of Huế, Connaissance des Arts, No. 504, March 1994, pp. 124–135.
1995 The Blue-and-White Ceramics of Huế from the Early 18th to the 19th Century, Le Viêt Nam des Royaumes, Éditions Cercle d’Art, Paris, 1995, pp. 38–45.
1996 Huế Blue-and-White Ceramics from the Beginning of the 17th to the 19th Century, Những trao đổi học thuật, Nhà Xuất Bản Thuận Hóa, Huế, pp. 114–119.
2003 Vietnam – Art and Cultures from Prehistory to the Present, Éditions Snoeck, Brussels.
Translation of texts by Phan Huy Lê (pp. 15–32), Trần Quốc Vượng (pp. 179–189), and Nguyễn Văn Huy and Lưu Hùng (pp. 211–225).
2012 Victor Tardieu and His Students, From the Red River to the Mekong: Visions of Vietnam, Paris Musées, Éditions Findakly, pp. 75–116.
2014 Four Centuries of France–Vietnam Relations, The Art Schools of Indochina, Mondes et Cultures, Bulletin of the Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer.
2015 The First Photographers in Vietnam, Éditions Riveneuve, 426 pp.
2019 The Influence of French Artists in Vietnam, Mondes et Cultures, Bulletin of the Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer, Vol. LXXIX, pp. 86–95.
Loan Sicre de Fontbrune (Vietnamese name: Đoàn Bá Tri Phương Loan) is a highly respected Vietnamese-French art collector, researcher, and pioneering curator based in Paris, France. For over four decades, she has been a leading figure in promoting and preserving Vietnamese art - especially Indochinese art and royal artifacts on the global stage
CREDENTIALS
Indochinese Fine Arts: She has spent decades collecting, researching, and preserving masterworks from the Indochina period (such as works by students and professors of the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine: Mai Trung Thu, Le Pho, Vu Cao Dam, Le Ba Dang...)
Huế Royal Phap Lam Collection: She owns a famous and highly unique collection of Pháp Lam (Hue painted enamels) in Paris, which showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of the Nguyễn Dynasty.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1977–1979 Primary School Teacher, Lycée Français, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
1982–1984 Tour Guide and Interpreter for Foreign Dignitaries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris.
1986–1987 Hostess and Interpreter for Foreign Dignitaries, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris.
1991–1996 Project Officer, Musée National des Arts Asiatiques – Guimet, under the direction of Mr. Albert Le Bonheur, Chief Curator of the Southeast Asian Department.
1995 Tour Guide and Interpreter for a research trip to Vietnam, funded by a Belgian government scholarship, with Ms. Miriam Lambrecht, Curator of the India and Southeast Asia Collection, Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels.
1996–2001 Deputy Secretary, Société Française d’Étude de la Céramique Orientale (S.F.E.C.O.), Musée Cernuschi.
2000 Tour Guide and Interpreter for a ceramics study trip to Vietnam organized by the S.F.E.C.O.
2002 Archaeological excavations, Binh Dinh, Vietnam (Royal Museums of Art and History, Hanoi Institute of Archaeology, Binh Dinh Museum).
2002–2014 Correspondent for the Société des Amis du Champa Ancien, Musée Cernuschi.
2008–2024 Board Member, S.F.E.C.O.
2011 Tour Guide and Interpreter for the multimedia project Voyage aux origines organized by the Royal Museums of Art and History.
2012 Guest Curator, exhibition From the Red River to the Mekong: Visions of Vietnam, Musée Cernuschi.
2013–2014 Curator, exhibition Four Centuries of France–Vietnam Relations: The Role of Pioneer Photographers, Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer (A.S.O.M.).
2013–2024 Correspondent, 5th Section – Education, Literature, Archaeology and Fine Arts, Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer (A.S.O.M.).
2015–2024 Board Member, Mouvement des Citoyens Français d’Origine Vietnamienne (M.C.F.V.).
2021–2023 Gallery Owner, Du côté de chez Loan, Paris.
PUBLICATIONS
1994 The Tombs of Huế, Connaissance des Arts, No. 504, March 1994, pp. 124–135.
1995 The Blue-and-White Ceramics of Huế from the Early 18th to the 19th Century, Le Viêt Nam des Royaumes, Éditions Cercle d’Art, Paris, 1995, pp. 38–45.
1996 Huế Blue-and-White Ceramics from the Beginning of the 17th to the 19th Century, Những trao đổi học thuật, Nhà Xuất Bản Thuận Hóa, Huế, pp. 114–119.
2003 Vietnam – Art and Cultures from Prehistory to the Present, Éditions Snoeck, Brussels.
Translation of texts by Phan Huy Lê (pp. 15–32), Trần Quốc Vượng (pp. 179–189), and Nguyễn Văn Huy and Lưu Hùng (pp. 211–225).
2012 Victor Tardieu and His Students, From the Red River to the Mekong: Visions of Vietnam, Paris Musées, Éditions Findakly, pp. 75–116.
2014 Four Centuries of France–Vietnam Relations, The Art Schools of Indochina, Mondes et Cultures, Bulletin of the Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer.
2015 The First Photographers in Vietnam, Éditions Riveneuve, 426 pp.
2019 The Influence of French Artists in Vietnam, Mondes et Cultures, Bulletin of the Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer, Vol. LXXIX, pp. 86–95.