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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 romantic sentiment which touched the hearts of many. The artist …
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 02-03, to the dead during the war between 1914 and 1918.
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 to place the Vietnamese characters moving back further into the …
Nguyen Tuong Lan (Vietnam, 1906-1946) in front of one of his works, today found in the Fine Arts Museum of Hanoi. Nguyen Tuong Lan (Vietnam, 1906-1946) in front of one of his works, today found in the Fine Arts Museum of Hanoi. There is only a few sentences about Nguyen Tuong Lan cited from Wikipedia as below: Nguyen Tuong Lan (1906-1946), a Vietnamese painter and …
Mr Zhang Zhiyong, President of Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Art Exchange Center and Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) with Ripened Fruit Season, signed and dated ‘Ng.Trung 2015″ (lower left), oil on canvas, 150 x 200 cms. (59 ¹/₁₆ x 78 ⁴⁷/₆₄ in.), painted in 2015 at his studio in Saigon, May 25, 2015. The painting belongs to Shanghai Pujiang Southeast Asia Culture and Art …
Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) having a look at his painting printed on Christie’s Catalogue. Photograph taken at Le Pho’s Home, Paris by Mr Jean-François Hubert in March 1999. For the second time in history, a Vietnamese painting was featured on the front page catalogue by one of the most legendary auctioneers in the world – Christie’s. Painting now belongs to National Gallery Singapore.
Michel Inguimberty, son of Joseph Inguimberty (France, 1896-1971) and Mr Jean-François Hubert, Marseille, south of France, 1996. Joseph Inguimberty had been teaching at the Fine Arts School of Hanoi for fifteen years when he started on this painting in 1940. He was teaching the decorative arts but also favoured teaching lacquer. It is under his aegis that the native masters of Vietnamese painting bloomed. While Le …
A gathering of Paulette Vaux (wife of Le Pho), Renée Appriou (wife of Vu Cao Dam), Vu Cao Dam and Le Pho (left to right), Saint Paul de Vence, France, 1975. Le Pho holds in his hand a painting painted by Michel Vu, the son of Vu Cao Dam and Renée Appriou. The work represents Pierre, the son of Le Pho and Paulette, with Plum his young …
Hoang Tich Chu (Vietnam, 1912-2003) at Hanoi Fine Arts School, Hanoi, 1958. Hoang Tich Chu is a significant artist amongst his contemporaries Nguyen Tien Chung and Nguyen Khang and is best known for his lacquer works. Born near Bac Ninh, he studied at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine and graduated in 1941. Versatile across the mediums, he was part of the nationalist movements …
The students with the following dedication: “From the students of the first graduating class of the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine (The School of the Fine Arts of Indochina), to their director. Warm wishes, Hanoi, 12-8-1930.” Mai Trung Thu, Le Pho, Le Van De, Nguyen Phan Chanh (in the back), Cong Van Trung, Victor Tardieu, Georges Khanh (left to right), Hanoi, August 12, 1930.
X, Le Thi Luu, Mai Trung Thu, Michel Vu, Yannick Vu, Vu Cao Dam (left to right) at Avenue du Parc, Vanves, the southwestern suburbs of Paris where Mai Trung Thu’s at 18 Avenue du Parc and Vu Cao Dam’s “Atelier” at 16 on the 7th and 8th floor of Avenue du Parc, Vanves, France, photograph taken in 1946.
Le Thi Luu, Renée Appriou (wife of Vu Cao Dam), Yannick Vu, Michel Vu, Vu Cao Dam, X (left to right) at Avenue du Parc, Vanves, the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, photograph taken in May 1946 and gifted with appreciation to Mr Jean-François Hubert, Christie’s Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art by Mr Ngo Manh Duc, Son of Le Thi Luu and Ngo The Tan.
Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) with his Nue (Nude) and Femme du Mandarin (The Mandarin’s Wife), Paris, circa 1938. Born in North Vietnam, Le Pho studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Hanoi in 1925, furthering his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris in 1931. He returned to Vietnam from 1932 to 1937, after which he chose to settle in France. Le Pho’s …
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 …
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 place the Vietnamese characters moving back further into the background …
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 Trung Thu) (left to right, upper to lower), Les Heures …
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 the occasion of The Ngo Manh Duc Collection or The …
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 His Mother at Christie’s Hong Kong, 24 November 2019.
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 Montrouge, as well as for his portraiture. He welcomed his nomination …
