Trivium Art History
The Artists

Lê Phổ1902 — 2001

Envisioning a pastel eden

Envisioning a pastel eden

Get notified when Lê Phổ's biography is complete.

Portrait of the Artist Lê Thị Lựu

Portrait of the Artist Lê Thị Lựu

1935
Motherhood

Motherhood

1940
Woman with a blue bowl

Woman with a blue bowl

1940
Lotus Harvest

Lotus Harvest

1940
Girl with a rose

Girl with a rose

1941
Poppies

Poppies

1950
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

1950
In the Garden

In the Garden

1950
Maternity

Maternity

1955
1901
Projections of determination
Aaron Douglas
The unblinking anxiety of modern life
Alice Neel Lê Phổ
Hallucinating figures
Wifredo Lam
No story. Pure poetry.
Grégoire Michonze 2019

The artists of Impressionism

Berthe MorisotPortrait of Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot — The soul of Impressionism

1841-1895
Mary CassattPortrait of Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt — The unflinching embrace of motherhood

1844-1926
Edgar DegasPortrait of Edgar Degas

Edgar Degas — "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things."

1834-1917
Pierre-Auguste RenoirPortrait of Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir — A self-taught painter struggles through poverty and war

1841-1919
Claude MonetPortrait of Claude Monet

Claude Monet — Painting nature from a small boat

1840-1926
Édouard ManetPortrait of Édouard Manet

Édouard Manet — A rebellious painter shocks the French Salon and courts his brothers wife

1832-1883
Camille PissarroPortrait of Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro — Peaceful anarchist, advocate of the working man

1830-1903
Alfred SisleyPortrait of Alfred Sisley

Alfred Sisley — Why did we forget about Alfred Sisley?

1839-1899
François Auguste René RodinPortrait of François Auguste René Rodin

François Auguste René Rodin — "Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump"

1840-1917
Cecilia BeauxPortrait of Cecilia Beaux

Cecilia Beaux — The 'new woman' in painting

1855-1942
Marie BracquemondPortrait of Marie Bracquemond

Marie Bracquemond — A passionate Impressionist's legacy buried by her husband

1840-1916
Henry Ossawa TannerPortrait of Henry Ossawa Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner — A quiet man transcends racism to bring art back to religion

1859-1937
Anna AncherPortrait of Anna Ancher

Anna Ancher — Quiet portraits of daily life

1859-1935
Lê Phổ

Lê Phổ — Envisioning a pastel eden

1902-2001
John Singer SargentPortrait of John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent — Portrait Painter Extraordinaire

The artists of Hanoi School

Mai Trung Thứ

Mai Trung Thứ — The Poetic World

1906-1980
Lê Phổ

Lê Phổ — Envisioning a pastel eden

1902-2001
Lê Thị LựuPortrait of Lê Thị Lựu

Lê Thị Lựu — The invisible sadness of the everyday

1911-1988
Vũ Cao ĐàmPortrait of Vũ Cao Đàm

Vũ Cao Đàm — Bright colors and a sharp suit

1908-2000