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Letter from Nguyen Gia Tri to Claude Mahoudeau, Saigon, 18 October 1959 Nguyen Gia Tri 26/8 Côngly Noi dai, Saigon. October 18th 1959 My Dear Mahoudeau, I'm sorry I wasn’t able to finish your lacquer painting at the beginning of the year as promised. Maybe you forgot about it, but for me, as it is my ...

Curriculum vitae of Nguyen Gia Tri written by the artist himself, Hanoi, 1943. Nguyên gia Tri Né à Hanoi in 1911 entré à l'Ecole de Beaux Arts in 1928, Sorti eu 1937 A commencé en collaborant aux revues Ngay Nay, Tinh Hoa (1935-1937). Hors concours au 1er salon ouvert par la Sadeai en 1935. La ...

Indochine, Salon Unique 1943, Issue No. 171, 9 October 1943, featuring a drawing by Nguyen Tuong Lan (Vietnam, 1906-1946) on the cover page.

Professors of the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine (The Fine Arts College of Indochina) towards 1930, Victor Tardieu (seated in the middle, wearing spectacles), Joseph Inguimberty (second to the right, seated)

Artist painters, former students of The École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine (The Fine Arts College of Indochina) at the Hanoi Fine Arts University in 1995

Painters, former students of the Fine Arts College of Indochina: Phan Ke An, Nguyen Trong Hop, Nguyen Thi Kim, Pham Van Don, Nguyen Van Binh, Ta Thuc Binh, Huynh Van Thuan, Le Thanh Duc, Luong Xuan Nhi, Nguyen Quang Phong, Mai Van Hien (from left to right) at the Hanoi Fine Arts College in 1993

Some first students of the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine (The Fine Arts College of Indochina). From left to right: Le Pho, Tran Quang Tran, Georges Khanh, Le Van De, To Ngoc Van and Mai Trung Thu (seated)

Christie’s Singapore Preview — An unprecedented, cross-category Hong Kong Autumn Auctions highlights preview, the gorgeous exhibition of masterpieces well displayed in Singapore. My favourite this time is the rare and unique ‘Flower’ painted by Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) yet the best one I have seen in my life. Christie’s Singapore Preview 28–30 October 2022 Victoria ...

Exclusive Interview Recap with Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) and his wife Paulette Vaux, at their home in Paris in 1997 directed and executed by Mr Jean-François Hubert, Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art. "Throughout my life, in France, and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Hanoi, until now, if we were able to recover Le Pho's paintings, ...

Professors and students of the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine (The Fine Arts College of Indochina) towards 1930, Victor Tardieu (seated in the middle, wearing spectacles), Joseph Inguimberty (second to the right, seated, holding a white hat)