Category: Photographs

Henri Matisse (France, 1869-1954) in the room-workshop of the old Régina Hotel on the Cimiez hill in Nice, sitting in his bed following paralysis, drawing the figures of the Vence chapel on the walls with a charcoal attached to a pole; taken by Walter Carone (Italy/France, 1920–1982) in April 1950

Sculptor Évariste Jonchère (France, 1892-1956), who took over the position of Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) as a director of the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine (The School of Fine Arts of Indochina) in Hanoi from 1938 to 1945, receiving the first Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture in Paris, 1925. Photographed for the press by Agence ...

Alix Aymé (France, 1894-1989), the one who awakened the art of lacquer in Vietnam, unveils masterpieces of incredible technical refinement. She began to paint in Paris during the First World War and was a pupil of Maurice Denis. In 1920, she accompanied her husband to Shanghai and then went on to Hanoi, where she taught ...

Born in Phu Luu Village, Tu Son District, Bac Ninh Province in the Red River Delta on 18 February 1912, Hoang Tich Chu (Vietnam, 1912-2003), the first generation, graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine (The School of Fine Arts of Indochina) in Hanoi in 1941, a year later of his father, Hoang Tich ...

Jean Volang (Vietnam/France, 1921-2005), at the age of 59, a Vietnamese-born contemporary French artist who flew into Sydney to accompany an exhibition of his works showcased at the Sydney Opera House, Exhibition Hall 24 - 31 March 1980. Photo by Trevor James Robert Dallen on 20 March 1980.

Moïse Kisling (Poland/France, 1891-1953) on left and Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973) photographed by Jean Cocteau (France, 1889-1963), Montparnasse, Paris, 1916.

EDENS — Exhibition, Story, Film by Photographer Jean-Baptiste Huynh at Hotel de Guise, 72 rue de l’Université 75007 Paris. Courtesy Photographer Jean-Baptiste Huynh and his endorsement, for non-commercial purposes. EDENS e-Invitation - Exhibition, Story, Film by Photographer Jean-Baptiste Huynh at Hotel de Guise, 72 rue de l’Université 75007 Paris.

Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) having a look at his painting printed on Christie's Catalogue. Photograph taken at Le Pho’s Home, Paris by Mr Jean-François Hubert in March 1999. For the second time in history, a Vietnamese painting was featured on the front page catalogue by one of the most legendary auctioneers in the world — ...

Portrait of Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) When Victor Tardieu won the "Prix de L'Indochine" in 1921 which brought him to Hanoi, he was already a well-known and established painter in France. He was particularly recognised for his talent in creating huge mural frescos such as the one's of the Mairie des Lilas and the Mairie de ...

The Terror Of War, known as "Napalm Girl", 1972 by Nick Ut (Vietnam/America, B. 1951) The faces of collateral damage and friendly fire are generally not seen. This was not the case with 9-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc. On June 8, 1972, Associated Press photographer Nick Ut was outside Trang Bang, about 25 miles northwest ...