Danh mục: Documentaries

Exposition at the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine (The School of Fine Arts of Indochina), Hanoi, November 1929

A work of oil on canvas in process of being finalized by Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) at his studio in Saigon, 14 November 2022

La Closerie des Lilas, Montparnasse, Paris, in the 70’s. All the Vietnamese artists used to meet there. Montparnasse, or more precisely the crossroads Montparnasse-Vavin-Raspail, was the centre of the world. All was audacious there.

La Coupole, Montparnasse, Paris, between the two wars. It was in the cafés of Montparnasse – which replaced Montmartre at the beginning of the century – that the world history of art was written in those years. What triumphed there, to an ever greater extent than spirit, was culture. A culture created by an extreme ...

Letter from Nguyen Gia Tri to Claude Mahoudeau, Saigon, 18 October 1959 Nguyen Gia Tri 26/8 Côngly Noi dai, Saigon. October 18th 1959 My Dear Mahoudeau, I'm sorry I wasn’t able to finish your lacquer painting at the beginning of the year as promised. Maybe you forgot about it, but for me, as it is my ...

Curriculum vitae of Nguyen Gia Tri written by the artist himself, Hanoi, 1943. Nguyên gia Tri Né à Hanoi in 1911 entré à l'Ecole de Beaux Arts in 1928, Sorti eu 1937 A commencé en collaborant aux revues Ngay Nay, Tinh Hoa (1935-1937). Hors concours au 1er salon ouvert par la Sadeai en 1935. La ...

Indochine, Salon Unique 1943, Issue No. 171, 9 October 1943, featuring a drawing by Nguyen Tuong Lan (Vietnam, 1906-1946) on the cover page.

Christie’s Singapore Preview — An unprecedented, cross-category Hong Kong Autumn Auctions highlights preview, the gorgeous exhibition of masterpieces well displayed in Singapore. My favourite this time is the rare and unique ‘Flower’ painted by Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) yet the best one I have seen in my life. Christie’s Singapore Preview 28–30 October 2022 Victoria ...

Exclusive Interview Recap with Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) and his wife Paulette Vaux, at their home in Paris in 1997 directed and executed by Mr Jean-François Hubert, Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art. "Throughout my life, in France, and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Hanoi, until now, if we were able to recover Le Pho's paintings, ...

Inside the home of Ngo Manh Duc (B. 1941), son of Le Thi Luu (Vietnam/France, 1911-1988) and his collection. Paintings later presented at Christie's Auction Sale: The Ngo Manh Duc Collection or The Homage of a Son to His Mother, Hong Kong, November 24, 2019. Ngo Manh Duc's home, Périgord, France A sanctuary at the heart of ...