Lê Thi Luu, a leading figure in modern Vietnamese art

Lê Thi Luu, a pioneer of modern Vietnamese art, was rediscovered during an inventory of a private collection in Lille. 

Lê Thị Lựu (1911–1988) was a leading figure in modern Vietnamese art and the first woman to graduate from the Indochina School of Fine Arts in Hanoi

She then taught drawing in Hanoi and Saigon before settling permanently in France in 1937, where she became active in the Union of Women Painters, Sculptors, and Printmakers.

She socialized with Picasso, among others, and exhibited her work at several Parisian art shows.

Known for her depictions imbued with tenderness and nostalgia (motherhood, Vietnamese women in traditional tunics (áo dài), and children), she has successfully blended Western Impressionism (the use of light, vibrant colors) with the traditional art of silk painting.

*Connaissances des Arts* has published an article about him:

(Table: Lê Thi Luu, *Maternity*, 1973, colored inks and white gouache highlights on silk mounted on cardboard, signed and dated lower left, 35.4 x 27.3 cm © Artefact Auctions)