Jump to content

Trần Văn Thọ

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Trần Văn Thọ (1917 - 2004)[1] was a Vietnamese painter based in Hanoi who became known in the 1950s for his silk painting.[2][3] He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine in Hanoi.[4] Aside from silk, he also painted in gouache and water colours.[5][6][7]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ To be distinguished from the birth name of the modern painter, art name Thọ Vân (1937–2001)
  2. ^ Mỹ thuật Việt Nam hiện đại - Page 161 Lương Tiểu Bạch Nguyễn - 2005 "Một số họa Sĩ khác như Trần Văn Thọ (S. 1917), Tú Duyên (Nguyễn Văn Duyên, S. 1919), Trân Đắc (S. 1922), Lê Văn Bình..."
  3. ^ East Asian Cultural Studies Volume 6 - Page 208 Yunesuko Higashi, Ajia Bunka Kenkyū Sentā (Tokyo, Japan) - 1967 "... in Vietnamese painting and gave birth to various masterpieces, such as cubist paintings of Ta Ty, silk prints of Tu Duyen, silk paintings of Tran Van Tho, etc..."
  4. ^ Vietnam magazine - Volume 7, Issue 7 - Page 6 Vietnam Council on Foreign Relations - 1974 article by Chau Kim Dinh: "Silk painting is a delicate art, an Oriental painting par excellence. ... After completion of studies from the Hanoi Advanced School of Fine Arts, Pham Tu and artist Tran Van Tho made a swing through the Haute Région of old — Ha Giang, Hoang Xa Phi, Lao Kay and other picturesque areas close to the..."
  5. ^ Silpi Magazine, India, Volume 3 - Page 117 1948 "Tran Van Tho is a well-known artist of Hanoi and seems to be quite at home in any style. His paintings on silk have all the delicacy of a skilful and artistic brush ; his gouache paintings are harmonious, his water colours full of atmosphere,"
  6. ^ Asia: Asian quarterly of culture and synthesis - Volume 1 - Page 126 René de Berval - 1951 "Then there is Mr. Tran-van-Tho's "Repos Champetre ", treated with great nobility of manner, in a fine and powerful colour-harmony."
  7. ^ "VĂN THỌ (Việt Nam, Hiện đại, 1917-2004)". Drouotonline. Retrieved 12 January 2021.