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Pham Hau (Vietnam, 1903-1995) in front of his lacquer exhibited in Thailand in October 1953.

Around La Rotonde, Montparnasse, Paris, circa 1905.

Around La Coupole, Montparnasse, Paris, 1939. Photographed by Photographer Pierre Jahan (France, 1909-2003)

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

Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) executing his work in his workshop in Hanoi, circa 1923-1924. It took Tardieu several years to complete the 160m2 commissioned work requiring long and intricate research during which he undertook to create the most ideal and harmonious composition. In the forefront of his ensemble, Tardieu chose to place the Vietnamese characters ...

Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) Maternities signed and dated 'Victor Tardieu Hanoi 1925' (lower left) charcoal and chalk on paper 77.5 x 54cm. (30½ x 21¼ in.) painted in 1925 La Métropole: la science dispense au peuple d’Annam ses bienfaits, Portrait de femme à l'éventail, Maternities, La Vaccination, La Tonkinoise, and La Vietnamienne à l'Enfant are Victor ...

Victor Tardieu (French, 1870-1937) La Vaccination oil on canvas 119 x 90 cm. (46 7/8 x 35 1/2 in.) Painted circa 1923 La Métropole: la science dispense au peuple d’Annam ses bienfaits, Portrait de femme à l'éventail, Maternities, La Vaccination, La Tonkinoise, and La Vietnamienne à l'Enfant are Victor Tardieu's subjects defined for the major fresco ...

Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) La Tonkinoise Au Panier (Tonkin Woman with Basket) oil on canvas 108 x 80 cm. (42 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.) Painted in 1923 La Métropole: la science dispense au peuple d’Annam ses bienfaits, Portrait de femme à l'éventail, Maternities, La Vaccination, La Tonkinoise, and La Vietnamienne à l'Enfant are Victor Tardieu's ...

Joseph Inguimberty (France, 1896-1971) Sitting Vietnamese woman; Vietnamese peasant woman and a Vietnamese peasant man all signed with monogram 'I. J.' (lower right) charcoal on paper 31 x 26 cm. (12 x 10 in.); 26 x 20 cm. (10 x 8 in.); 31 x 26 cm. (12 x 10 in.) Executed between 1935-1938 Joseph Inguimberty ...

Le Pho (Vietnamese, 1907-2001) Nude Woman signed in Chinese and signed and dated 'Lepho 1932' (lower left) chalk on paper 60 x 99 cm. (23 5/8 x 39 in.) painted in 1932