Category: Photographs

Jean Volang, the esteemed artist, holding Nguyễn Gia Trí’s Les Trois Femmes (Three Ladies) at the home of his friend, Jean-François Hubert, in Paris, 2000. On the reverse of the masterpiece, Volang’s heartfelt inscription stands as both a testament to authenticity and a tribute to his dear friend: 'Je soussigné, Jean Volang, artiste-peintre, 167, rue ...

Professors surrounded by students of the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine (The Fine Arts College of Indochina)'s first three classes in Hanoi circa 1927, Victor Tardieu (seated in the middle, holding his hat).

Lee Miller (America, 1907–1977) In Hitler's Bathtub Secret behind the photo The Woman in Hitler's Bathtub by Lee Miller With this black and white photograph of a beautiful woman in a bathtub, the look a little lost, a little vague, it would almost look like a Hitchcock movie... The tension is palpable and yet you ...

Photograph of Empress Nam Phuong (Vietnam, 1914–1963) with her children and mother from 1935 to 1939.

Empress Nam Phuong (Vietnam, 1914–1963) photograph and her handwritten inscription, signed and dated 9 November 1939 in Hue, as a gift to Mrs Graffeille, the wife of Senior Resident Maurice Graffeuil, present in Indochina between 1921 and 1940.

Empress Nam Phuong (Vietnam, 1914–1963), wearing traditional Vietnamese dress during the pregnancy of Prince Thai Bao, standing next to Emperor Bao Dai on the occasion of welcoming Senior Resident of the An Nam Mr & Mrs Maurice Graffeuil.

Matisse, in his workshop in Nice, Place Charles-Félix, in a decor that he organized, a stage, shimmering fabrics, flowers... He sets up his easel and the magic happens. Arriving in Nice in 1917, Matisse made the Côte d'Azur his chosen land, he lived there and above all worked there until the end of his days ...

Under the title "J'ai une famille" (I have a family), the Palais de la Porte-Dorée in Paris is bringing together, until February 18, 2024, works by artists who arrived in France in the 1980s. The "J'ai une famille" exhibition brings together ten Chinese-born artists working in France: two women and eight men. Two have now ...

Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall, Vallauris, France, 1955. Photographed by Philippe Halsman (America, 1906-1979).

Lewis Wickes Hine (America, 1874–1940) Interior of tobacco shed, Hawthorn Farm. Girls in the foreground are 8, 9, and 10 years old. The 10-year-old makes 50 cents a day. 12 workers on this farm are 8 to 14 years old, and about 15 are over 15 years in Hazardville, Connecticut 9 August 1917 Collection of ...