A VU CAO DAM, VIETNAMESE, OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING MOTHER...
A VU CAO DAM, VIETNAMESE, OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING MOTHER AND CHILD, 1967
Vu Cao Dam, (Vietnamese, French, 1908 - 2000), oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a mother with a child, 1967. Signed and dated on the lower right. Framed.
Note: Vu Cao Dam is known for Modernist figure, landscape and portrait bust sculpture. After studying at the Ecole du Louvre, where he admired the Italian primitives as well as the contributions of impressionist and post impressionist painters, he discovered the works of Rodin, Charles Despiau and Giacometti. The bronze requisitions of the Second World War pushed the young artist to use other materials such as terracotta, which he shaped with great sensitivity. It was at this time that he produced his most beautiful pieces, which he described as unique works. By freezing in clay the graceful silhouette of the Tonkinese, he creates a deep link between the Chinese court ladies of the Tang period and the Child Virgins of European culture.
17 x 13 1/2 in., (43 x 32 cm.)
Condition: Very good condition overall. Signs of peeling throughout the painting. Wooden frame good overall with signs of age, scuffs and scratches.
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A VU CAO DAM, VIETNAMESE, OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING MOTHER AND CHILD, 1967
Vu Cao Dam, (Vietnamese, French, 1908 - 2000), oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a mother with a child, 1967. Signed and dated on the lower right. Framed.
Note: Vu Cao Dam is known for Modernist figure, landscape and portrait bust sculpture. After studying at the Ecole du Louvre, where he admired the Italian primitives as well as the contributions of impressionist and post impressionist painters, he discovered the works of Rodin, Charles Despiau and Giacometti. The bronze requisitions of the Second World War pushed the young artist to use other materials such as terracotta, which he shaped with great sensitivity. It was at this time that he produced his most beautiful pieces, which he described as unique works. By freezing in clay the graceful silhouette of the Tonkinese, he creates a deep link between the Chinese court ladies of the Tang period and the Child Virgins of European culture.
17 x 13 1/2 in., (43 x 32 cm.)
Condition: Very good condition overall. Signs of peeling throughout the painting. Wooden frame good overall with signs of age, scuffs and scratches.
