Archive, Artists
Paris 1937: from left to right: Renée Appriou (wife of Vu Cao Dam), Vu Cao Dam, Andrée (a friend). Dr Nguyen Huy Thuoc (doctor), the future general Hinh (the first was a disappointed supporter of Ho Chi Minh, the second a supporter of Bao Dai, ambiguities of time…)

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 is his work, the Jean Tardieu’s head. Jean is son of Victor Tardieu. The photograph was taken at Home of Vu Cao Dam and Renée Appriou, Avenue de Saxe, Paris, 1937. Courtesy Mr Jean-François Hubert, Christie’s Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art.