Category: Artists

Vu Cao Dam standing aboard the ship D’Artagnan in November 1931. Positioned alongside him are his sister and nephews, bidding their farewells before his journey.

Mai Trung Thu, Vu Cao Dam and Le Pho reading newspapers in Paris circa 1937.

Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) in Hanoi, circa 1930-1935

Le Thi Luu (Vietnam/France, 1911-1988) through the camera of Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) in 1950

A group of students, including Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) (top, right), at the School of Fine Arts in Hanoi circa 1928; on the left-hand side, the bronze Tête de Jeune Fille Annamite (Young Annamite Girl) by Vu Cao Dam; on the back wall, a large painting by Le Pho; and the two large kakemonos ...

Inauguration of Buste de Victor Tardieu (Bust of Victor Tardieu) by Georges Khanh (Vietnam, 1902-Unknown) at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine, Hanoi, 1939, in the presence of local authorities, particularly Governor Camerlynk, teachers and students of the school. In the background, the villa and the workshop of La Jonchère.

Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937)'s burial. Everyone is dressed in white, which is the color of mourning in Vietnam, June 1937

Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) with his painting Femme du Mandarin (The Mandarin’s Wife), Hanoi, circa 1933.

Vu Cao Dam (Vietnam/France, 1908-2000) posing with his original sculpture Femme nue or Baigneuse (Nude) made by sage and clay in Hanoi, 1929. The sculpture was exhibited at the Exposition Coloniale Internationale Paris in 1931 and recently on display at The Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris, France

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 ...