Trần Văn Thọ
Appearance
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]- ^ To be distinguished from the birth name of the modern painter, art name Thọ Vân (1937–2001)
- ^ 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..."
- ^ 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..."
- ^ 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..."
- ^ 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,"
- ^ 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."
- ^ "VĂN THỌ (Việt Nam, Hiện đại, 1917-2004)". Drouotonline. Retrieved 12 January 2021.