"At Work" (2009-08) is one of the most celebratory self-portrait oil paintings by Dang Xuan Hoa (Vietnam, b. 1959), an internationally, critically acclaimed South-East Asian artist. This dynamic self-portrait of the artist with palette and brush in hand facing a black canvas is a major and exciting example of his hyper-stylized, figurative paintings that possess a sense of traditional Vietnamese painting with urban art. The conflation of brilliant colors here with solid black outlines and cubist inspired rendering of anatomy and facial features defines the oeuvre of the artist. "At Work" is a rare self-portrait and painted in sublime yet vibrant colors that make this one of the most desirable paintings by Dang Xuan Hoa on the secondary market at present. This work measures 25.25 x 25.25 inches (65 cm x 65 cm) and is in perfect condition.

Dang Xuan Hoa was born in 1959 in Nam Dinh province, Vietnam and graduated from Hanoi College of Fine Arts in 1983. A member of the Vietnamese Fine Art Association, he was the first artist invited to visit the U.S. under the Indochina Arts Project’s visiting artist program his works are included in the collections of the Vietnamese National Fine Art Museum, The Singapore National Fine Art Museum and in various private collections in Asia and abroad. Hoa has exhibited in the USSR International Young Painters Exhibition and the Havana Tercera Biennial in Cuba, and in galleries throughout Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, the UK, and the US. The artist currently lives and works in Hanoi, Vietnam.