Nguyen Gia Tri or Nguyễn Gia Trí (

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1908 - 1993) was a Vietnamese painter best known for his lacquer paintings.''Insight Guides - Vietnam'' 2002 Page 110 "While Nguyen Gia Tri's works continue to generate acclaim for transforming the traditional decorative art form of lacquer to an Art Nouveau style depicting Vietnamese subjects and atmosphere, " He also drew cartoons on political and social issues, many of them criticising French colonial rule. Tri studied at the

Hanoi College of Fine Arts The Vietnam University of Fine Arts (formerly ''Hanoi College of Fine Arts'') is an art school in Hanoi, Vietnam originally established under French colonial rule in 1925. The university has trained many of Vietnam’s leading artists and each year ...

(École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine) from 1932. He worked for the magazines ''Phong Hóa'' and ''Ngày Nay'' starting from 1932 together with

Nhất Linh Nguyễn Tường Tam (chữ Hán: 阮祥三 or 阮祥叄; Cẩm Giàng District, Cẩm Giàng, Hải Dương 25 July 1906 – Saigon, 7 July 1963) better known by his pen-name Nhất Linh (一灵, "One Spirit") was a Vietnamese writer, editor and ...

and other famous writers and painters. He created the cartoon characters ''Xã Xệ'' and ''Bang Bạnh'' for the magazines and made changes to the character '' Lý Toét'' developed by Nhất Linh. Vuon Xuan Bac Trung Nam

Works

Many of his works are in the

Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts The Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts ( vi, Viện Bảo tàng Mỹ thuật Việt Nam; vi-hantu, 院寶藏美術越南; french: Musée des Beaux-Arts du Viêt Nam) is located in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a museum showcasing Vietnam's fine arts fr ...

, Hanoi. Nguyen Gia Tri Sping.jpg, Playing in spring, sketch on paper

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Gia Tri 1908 births 1993 deaths 20th-century Vietnamese painters