Le Thi Luu (Vietnam/France, 1911-1988) in Hanoi, circa 1928. A graduate from the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine (the Fine Arts School of Indochina) which was established by Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) in Hanoi in 1925, is considered as one of the best female Vietnamese artists. Her painings are noted for the soft hues and a ...
Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam, 1906-1980) posing in front of a commemorative painting in Macon, France circa 1941. The monument titled in Latin "Visi Sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori: Illi Autem Sunt In Pace." (In The Eyes Of Fools They Appeared To Die: But They Are At Peace) from the Bible "Book of Wisdom", chapter 3 verses ...
Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937) in front of the half-finished painting of The École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine, circa 1927-1928 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 ...
