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Vietnamese Coffee Wall Art

Steel phin filters, glasses of dark coffee and lantern streets set with small tables

Coffee painted on a worn wooden table and along an ochre street

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Vietnamese coffee is painted here in two settings: a steel phin filter dripping into a glass on a wooden table, and a street lined with small tables, low stools and cups. One scene is quiet and close to the table, the other open and busy along a lane. Either can be had as a hand-painted oil or as an archival canvas print.

A phin filter, a glass and a worn table

One painting stays at the table. A steel phin filter rests above a glass, dark coffee dripping down, with a few beans on pale, worn wood. Soft light falls across a cream wall behind it. The palette is small: steel grey, dark brown, pale wood and cream, which leaves the glass as the one dark note in the picture.

Lantern street, ochre walls and low stools

Another painting is a street scene and a landscape at once. Small tables and low stools crowd a lantern-hung street, with cups of coffee, conical hats and a green awning along ochre walls. Warm light runs down the lane toward riders in the haze. People here are part of the street, which is why the piece also belongs with the everyday views in Daily Life.

The lanterns hung over the lane link it to Lanterns, and the crowded tables and riders sit alongside the pieces in Street Scene.

Choosing between the table and the street

The table painting suits a pale wall, where the cream background and pale wood stay close to the paint around them. The street painting carries ochre, green and the glow of lantern light, so it holds a plain wall on its own. Hung side by side, the close drip and the long lane give a still corner and a busy one.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a Vietnamese coffee painting of a street rather than a single cup?
Yes. One painting shows a lantern-hung street with small tables, low stools, cups of coffee and conical hats, with riders in the haze at the far end of the lane.
Which painting shows the phin filter?
The slow drip painting. The filter is steel, set over a glass of dark coffee, with a few beans beside it on pale wood and a cream wall behind.
Do the coffee paintings include landscapes?
The lantern street is both a street scene and a landscape, with ochre walls, a green awning and a lane that runs away into haze.
Which coffee painting fits a pale wall?
The table painting, with its cream wall, pale wood and steel, reads softly on a light wall. The street painting, with ochre and green, stands out more.