The beauty of Vietnamese women in ancient times as depicted in famous paintings.
Through the brushstrokes of many renowned painters, Vietnamese women in the early 20th century possessed a discreet, elegant, and refined beauty.
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"Girl with lilies"This painting is closely associated with the name of the renowned artist To Ngoc Van. It is also a representative work of Vietnamese art.The painting depicts a young woman in a white ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress) leaning towards a vase of white lilies (trumpet lilies). The girl's figure and the setting exude a simple, gently melancholic charm. Besides its artistic value, the painting reflects the refined hobby of cultivating lilies among the people of Hanoi. |
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To Ngoc Van's painting "Two Young Women and a Child" was completed in 1944. The work depicts a peaceful setting: two women in traditional ao dai dresses chatting on a porch. Beside them, a young boy plays. The painting has a Western composition, but the setting and the women's attire evoke the atmosphere of early 20th-century Vietnam. The work is oil on canvas.Classified as a national treasure. |
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"Girl by the Lotus" was painted by artist To Ngoc Van in 1944. The model for the painting was Co Sau, a famous model in Hanoi during the 1940s. She had appeared in paintings by many famous artists such as Tran Van Can, Nguyen Gia Tri, and Luong Xuan Nhi. |
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Dương Bích Liên's painting "Girl with White Chrysanthemums" depicts the beauty of a girl with wide, bright eyes. The artist has portrayed the depth of the character's inner feelings through her eyes. The white chrysanthemums and the setting accentuate the gentle, discreet beauty of the girl in the painting. |
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Le Pho's silk painting "Young Woman Serving Tea" depicts a young woman in a traditional ao dai dress, recreating a historical period in Vietnam from 1930 to 1945. The beautiful young woman is demonstrating the delicate art of tea preparation. She sits in a relaxed and elegant posture, carefully pouring tea from the teapot into each cup to ensure even distribution. In 2013, the painting was auctioned by Sotheby's for approximately HK$1.1 - HK$1.6 million.3.1 - 4.5 billion VND. |
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"Girl with Hibiscus Flowers" is a lacquer painting completed in 1944 by Nguyen Gia Tri. The work depicts the beauty of a young woman as an embodiment of the yearning for freedom and dreams. The artist used traditional lacquer materials such as red lacquer, gold leaf, silver leaf, and eggshells to create shimmering golden hues and deep blacks flowing across the painting. |
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Painting "Two Friends" by Nguyen Tuong Lan. |
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"Two Young Women Before a Screen" (1944) is a famous silk painting by Tran Van Can. The work depicts the beauty of noble young women in Hanoi at the beginning of the 20th century. |
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The lacquer painting "Two Young Women Walking in the Rice Field" by Nguyen Tien Chung was completed in 1943. The work depicts young women with flowing ao dai dresses in a rice field, expressing joy, optimism, and love of life. |
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The painting "Conversation" is a notable work by Mai Trung Thứ. |
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"Woman Looking Out from the Balcony" - a work by Mai Trung Thu painted in 1940, was once auctioned for 600,000 HKD (over 1.7 billion VND). |
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The oil painting "Girl Reading a Book" by Tran Van Can. |
According to VNE
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