Le Thi Luu (1911-1988) or is reverence worth reference ?
Le Thi Luu was born on 19 January in Tho Khoi which was the today province of Ha Bac, North…
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« La Vaccination »; « La Tonkinoise »; « La Vietnamienne à l’enfant » by Victor Tardieu. c.1925
The most beautiful epics are always the result of chance and necessity. Tardieu is no exception to the rule. …
Luong Xuan Nhi « The Little Cowherd » 1937 Or What Is The Use Of Holding The Sun?
This gouache and ink on silk was painted after the artist had already made a charcoal sketch in preparation in…
Luu Van Sin, 1937 : “Resting On The Way To The New Year Market” Or Walk. But Where?
In his gouache and ink on silk, Luu Van Sin – a 1936 graduate of the École des Beaux Arts…
Pham Hau, 1938. “Stags and hinds in the middle region” or when the real cannot be realistic
This magnificent screen by Pham Hau is a tribute to the splendour and precision of the artform of Vietnamese lacquer.…
Nghym (Tran Quang Trân) or the acrid sweetness of Hanoi
Trân Quang Trân (1900-1969), better known as Nghym, and also Nghi Am, is an immensely gifted artist whose talent is…
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…
The Bride’s arrival with her procession – Tran Van Can & Nguyen Khang
This majestic folding screen (122,5 x 240 cm) created with superb craftsmanship, is a fundamental piece of 20th century Vietnamese…
« Nostalgie du Haut-Tonkin » & « Les Élégantes », 1968, two masterworks by Nguyen Gia Tri
The « Nostalgie du Haut Tonkin » (“Nostalgia for Highland Tonkin”) and « Les Élégantes » (“The Elegant”) are lacquers, an art form unique…
Watercolors by Thang Tran Phenh (1895 – 1972)
This series of nine watercolors is absolutely unique in Vietnamese painting: they can be dated around 1930-1935 when the painter…