LE REPOS, 1938. Joseph Inguimberty
The founding of colonial art schools in Vietnam in the early 20th century was a momentous event for the development of modern Vietnamese art. Established with the intention of creating a national artistic élite, schools such as the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine (Indochina School of Fine Art) in Hanoi became an indispensable cradle for artists seeking to harmonizing the hitherto siloed practices of Vietnamese traditional arts and Western-style techniques. This led to the creation of bold artworks in genres hitherto unheard of in Vietnam—Joseph Inguimberty’s Le Repos (The Repose) is an outstanding example of nude studies produced in Vietnam.
The founding of colonial art schools in Vietnam in the early 20th century was a momentous event for the development of modern Vietnamese art. Established with the intention of creating a national artistic élite, schools such as the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine (Indochina School of Fine Art) in Hanoi became an indispensable cradle for artists seeking to harmonizing the hitherto siloed practices of Vietnamese traditional arts and Western-style techniques. This led to the creation of bold artworks in genres hitherto unheard of in Vietnam—Joseph Inguimberty’s Le Repos (The Repose) is an outstanding example of nude studies produced in Vietnam.
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