Ngym (Tran Quang Trân) or the acrid sweetness of Hanoi
Trân Quang Trân (1900-1969), better known as Ngym, and also Nghi Am, is an immensely gifted artist whose talent is…
Month: October 2020
Alix Aymé : Le Marché, circa 1935 or a reconstruction of reality
The art of lacquer was a very successful art since the 1920’s in France. When Jean Dunand (1877–1942), first an…
La Jeune Femme de Hué, 1937: Mai Thu or the sublime renunciation
In 1937, Mai Thu’s two best friends have already taken a leap : Vu Cao Dam settled in Paris as…
Le Pho, circa 1937: « La Femme en Jaune » or the journey is a demiurge.
What makes this work exceptional, in addition to its subtle execution, is that the artist offers a beautiful Tonkinese lady…
Mai Thu, 1977: Conversation or the fundamental charm of distance
1977: two years earlier, the Vietnam War ends with what some will call the “fall”, and others the “liberation” of…