Le Pho « La Toilette de l’enfant » or “the unreasonable silence of the world”
Two children are depicted with whom we imagine is their mother though we can’t tell for sure. Central to the…
Month: November 2021
Mai Thu, 1956, “Le Pont” or the happiness of the rite
Mai Thu, proud to be Tonkinese, depicts the mountains of the Middle Region in the distance. Set far back in…
Nguyen Phan Chanh, 1930-31, « La Pâtisserie » or the Gods are in love
“La Pâtisserie” is one of a small group of sublime and very rare works executed by the painter between 1929…
Hoang Tich Chu, 1950, « The High Region of Tonkin » or a phantasmagorical naturalism
After graduating from the Hanoi School of Fine Arts in 1941, Hoang Tich Chu started a lacquer workshop with his…