Visual Arts

Hoi Dinh Chem

The work "Hoi Dinh Chem",  whose name is translated into "Chem Village Festival",  is a 98 x 245 cm lacquer painting with five panels created in 1942 by Nguyen Van Ty. Ty (1917 - 1992) graduated from the Indochina College of Fine Arts and was part of the generation of Vietnam’s great lacquer artists. 

Les Désabusées (Disillusioned)

Les Désabusées (Disillusioned) was made by Ngoc Van. The 92.5 x 57 cm silk painting was created in 1932 and belonged to the art collection of Tuan Pham.  At first glance, the picture shows the disappointment of two elegant women through their postures and facial expressions. However, his work evokes more. According to experts, the status of Vietnamese women, the legitimacy of an elite, Western and Chinese influences, all exist in this picture. Van is a famous painter from the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen. He is known as one of the four most prominent artists of the golden age of Vietnamese modern art and is considered to be the first person to use oil paints in Vietnam. 

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