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Renée Appriou (wife of Vu Cao Dam), Vu Cao Dam, the artist's friend Andrée, Dr Nguyen Huy Thuoc (doctor), the future general Nguyen Van Hinh (the first will be a disappointed supporter of Ho Chi Minh, the second a supporter of Bao Dai, ambiguities of time…) (left to right). Sculpture in Vu Cao Dam’s hand ...
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) and Ngo Manh Duc, Son of Le Thi Luu and Ngo The Tan
Mai Trung Thu, Le Thi Luu with her husband Ngo The Tan and baby Ngo Manh Duc to her left and Le Pho, Monaco, 1942.
Completed mural painting and its details of Victor Tardieu before its hanging at the University of Indochina, 1928. 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 ...
Birthday celebration of Yannick Vu (Born on August 27, 1942), daughter of Mr Vu Cao Dam and Mrs Renée Appriou, at the age of 11 years old, including Mr Toung (friend of Vu Cao Dam), Vu Cao Dam, Mai Trung Thu, Le Thi Luu, Renée Appriou, Yannick Vu, Michel Vu, Mrs Sao (wife of Mai ...
Paradise Cave, UNESCO's World Heritage Site, first discovered by a group of British cavers from the British Cave Research Association in 1992 and considered as a masterpiece of nature with myriads of thousand-year-old stalactites hidden deep in the ground with the magical beauty of stalactites and stalagmites.
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) and Ngo Manh Duc (B. 1941) - Son of Le Thi Luu (Vietnam/France, 1911-1988) and Ngo The Tan at the flowers market, noted "1-02 Chợ hoa Ng Huệ" (February 01 Nguyen Hue Flower Market". Gifted to Mr Jean-François Hubert (Christie's Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art) by Mr Ngo Manh Duc on ...
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam, 1906-1980) posing in front of his work Autoportrait aux lunettes (Self-portrait with Glasses)
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) and Ngo Manh Duc (B. 1941) - Son of Le Thi Luu (Vietnam/France, 1911-1988) and Ngo The Tan. Photograph gifted to Mr Jean-François Hubert (Christie's Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art) by Mr Ngo Manh Duc on the occasion of The Ngo Manh Duc Collection or The Homage of a Son to ...
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 ...
