The happy triumph of a painter over himself: “The Woman With The Parrot” by Le Pho. Circa 1938
Four elements form the basis of this magnificent painting: the female figure, the place, the parrot, and the bowl, with…
“Le Repos”, 1936 – Luong Xuan Nhi or the ambiguous messenger
Luong Xuan Nhi certainly was one of the most honoured painters in Vietnam, and entered the Hanoi School of Fine…
“Le Concert” by Le Pho – 1938. Or “the reality is not the subject”
It is agreed today that the life of the great Vietnamese painter, Le Pho, can be divided into three distinct…
Vu Cao Dam – The Findlay Period : Before and During
Throughout his life, Vu Cao Dam repeated that his work was essentially drawn from the Kim Van Kieu, the poetic…
Vu Cao Dam – « The Best of Us »
Almost two decades ago, I asked this question of one of the great figures of Vietnamese painting, “according to you…
Le Pho. « Les Éternités » (Eternities). Lacquer. Circa 1935.
Works on lacquer by Le Pho are extremely rare. In the famous 1931 Exposition Coloniale (Colonial Exhibition) in Paris, Le…
Le Pho’s Three Periods: Early Works – Romanet – Findlay
If we consider Le Pho’s work over his life (1907-2001), three periods appear, each with a distinct history and style. The…
The Class List Of Students At The École Des Beaux-Arts D’Hanoi 1925-1945
Any ranking is, by its very nature, relative and subjective. Though occasionally unfair, such a ranking is always instructive. The…
« Three Young Ladies » by Luong Xuan Nhi, 1936.
Luong Xuan Nhi holds a prominent place within 20th Century pictorial Vietnamese art. He was a graduate from the Hanoi…
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…