Tag: Lemur

Nguyen Thi Hau in Ngay Nay, Issue No. 1, 30 January 1935. Known as "the very first lady to have the latest Lemur clothing on", she later became a lawyer and mayor of Da Lat (1965-1966). She was the only female mayor in Vietnam's political history at that time. Promoted, worn, assumed, Cat Tuong’s ao ...

Nguyen Cat Tuong (Vietnamese, 1912-1946), alias LeMur Mother and child signed and dated 1940 (lower right) ink and gouache on silk 74,5 X 38,5 cm. (29 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.) painted in 1940 We can make our way to a better understanding of a man who was not only a talented painter but also ...

Nguyen Cat Tuong (Vietnam, 1912-1946), alias LeMur, was born in Son Tay. He graduated from the Indochina School of Fine Arts (fourth class, 1928-1933) where he was a fellow student of Nguyen Tuong Lan (1910-1942). Both belonged to the nationalist literary group, founded in 1932, the Tu Luc Van Doan (Autonomous Literary Group). It is ...