« 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. …
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The most beautiful epics are always the result of chance and necessity. Tardieu is no exception to the rule. …
In his gouache and ink on silk, Luu Van Sin – a 1936 graduate of the École des Beaux Arts…
This magnificent screen by Pham Hau is a tribute to the splendour and precision of the artform of Vietnamese lacquer.…
Trân Quang Trân (1900-1969), better known as Ngym, and also Nghi Am, is an immensely gifted artist whose talent is…
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This majestic folding screen (122,5 x 240 cm) created with superb craftsmanship, is a fundamental piece of 20th century Vietnamese…
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Certainly, the history of 20th century Vietnamese painting must be clearly described – in artistic terms – by referring to…
Joseph Inguimberty had been teaching at the Fine Arts School of Hanoi for fifteen years when he started on this…