{"id":2728,"date":"2022-08-24T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T13:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/?p=2728"},"modified":"2026-05-10T14:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T14:55:06","slug":"ngo-manh-duc-son-of-le-thi-luu-and-boi-tran-recognition-does-not-require-proximity-or-where-one-way-of-seeing-meets-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/ngo-manh-duc-son-of-le-thi-luu-and-boi-tran-recognition-does-not-require-proximity-or-where-one-way-of-seeing-meets-another\/","title":{"rendered":"Ng\u00f4 M\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c, \u00c1i T\u1eed C\u1ee7a L\u00ea Th\u1ecb L\u1ef1u, V\u00e0 B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n: S\u1ef1 Ghi Nh\u1eadn Kh\u00f4ng C\u1ea7n \u0110\u1ebfn S\u1ef1 C\u1eadn K\u1ec1, Hay N\u01a1i M\u1ed9t C\u00e1ch Nh\u00ecn G\u1eb7p M\u1ed9t C\u00e1ch Nh\u00ecn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\tNg\u00f4 M\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c, \u00c1i T\u1eed C\u1ee7a L\u00ea Th\u1ecb L\u1ef1u, V\u00e0 B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n: S\u1ef1 Ghi Nh\u1eadn Kh\u00f4ng C\u1ea7n \u0110\u1ebfn S\u1ef1 C\u1eadn K\u1ec1, Hay N\u01a1i M\u1ed9t C\u00e1ch Nh\u00ecn G\u1eb7p M\u1ed9t C\u00e1ch Nh\u00ecn\t<\/h2>\n\t

The exchange between Ngo Manh Duc and Boi Tran did not begin with a meeting, but through the work itself. Having contemplated her lacquer, he recognised in her an artist “amongst the great, very great artists,” a gesture modest in form yet precise in meaning. Following Le Thi Luu, Boi Tran stands among the rare Vietnamese women artists whose work has entered the international art market. What emerges is not proximity, but recognition, when one artistic lineage encounters another.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\"ngo\n\t\t
Ngo Manh Duc with Boi Tran’s Lacquer<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\"Boi\n\t\t
Boi Tran’s Lacquer<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\"Portrait\n\t\t
Ch\u00e2n dung L\u00ea Th\u1ecb L\u1ef1u<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\"ngo\n\t\t
L\u00ea Ph\u1ed5 & Ng\u00f4 M\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\"Mai\n\t\t
Mai Trung Th\u1ee9 & Ng\u00f4 M\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t

Ch\u00ednh t\u1eeb kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch \u1ea5y, c\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng gian l\u1eabn tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m, l\u1eddi \u00f4ng d\u00e0nh cho B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5u hi\u1ec3u.<\/p>\n

Having contemplated her lacquer work, including a composition of a solitary female presence rendered in depth and stillness, he expressed his admiration with a clarity that resists embellishment. He writes of a “magnificent” work, and recognises in her an artist “amongst the great, very great artists, especially Vietnamese,” offering what he himself calls only a “little friendly hello.”<\/p>\n

S\u1ef1 khi\u00eam nh\u01b0\u1eddng trong c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m nh\u1eb9 \u0111i tr\u1ecdng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u x\u00e1c l\u1eadp n\u00f3.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p gi\u1eefa hai c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n.<\/p>\n

M\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh th\u00f4ng qua ch\u00ednh t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\"Ngo\n\t\t
Ng\u00f4 M\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c, \u00e1i t\u1eed c\u1ee7a L\u00ea Th\u1ecb L\u1ef1u<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t

Boi Tran, I had the pleasure of contemplating your work which I found magnificent and I’m very happy to be able to express my admiration seeing your work. I know that you are amongst the great, very great artists, especially Vietnamese. And it is a great privilege and honour to send you a little friendly hello.<\/p>\n

Ng\u00f4 M\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t

S\u1ef1 giao c\u1ea3m gi\u1eefa Ng\u00f4 M\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c, \u00e1i t\u1eed c\u1ee7a L\u00ea Th\u1ecb L\u1ef1u, v\u00e0 B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p.<\/p>\n

N\u00f3 kh\u1edfi \u0111i t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c chi\u00eam nghi\u1ec7m t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m.<\/p>\n

Sinh ng\u00e0y m\u1ed3ng 1 th\u00e1ng 1 n\u0103m 1941, tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh trong m\u1ed9t m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng quy t\u1ee5 h\u1ecda s\u0129 v\u00e0 tr\u00ed th\u1ee9c, Ng\u00f4 M\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c s\u1edbm s\u1ed1ng trong m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u01a1i ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng. T\u1eeb thu\u1edf ni\u00ean thi\u1ebfu, ch\u00e2n dung \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi l\u1ea1i b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng danh h\u1ecda nh\u01b0 Mai Th\u1ee9 v\u00e0 L\u00ea Ph\u1ed5, nh\u1eefng d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd cho th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 s\u1edbm k\u1ec1 c\u1eadn v\u1edbi ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt.<\/p>\n

As the son of Le Thi Luu, one of the pioneering figures of modern Vietnamese painting, he inherited not a style, but a sensibility. This sensibility would later find its spatial form in France, in the P\u00e9rigord region, where he restored and extended a residence described by Christie’s as a place of serenity, not merely a house, but an atmosphere in which art, memory, and presence converge.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\"ngo\n\t\t
Portrait of Ngo Manh Duc by Le Pho, signed in Chinese, signed ‘Le Pho’ (lower right), pencil and pastel on paper, 30.5 x 43.5 cm (12 x 17 1\/8 in.), Painted in 1941. Courtesy: Christie’s<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\"ngo\n\t\t
Portrait of Ngo Manh Duc by Mai Thu, signed and dated ‘MAI THU 1942’ (lower left), pencil on paper, 19 x 12.5cm. (7 1\/2 x 4 7\/8 in.), Painted in 1942. Courtesy: Christie’s<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t

Ch\u00ednh t\u1eeb kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch \u1ea5y, c\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 kh\u00f4ng gian l\u1eabn tr\u1ea3i nghi\u1ec7m, l\u1eddi \u00f4ng d\u00e0nh cho B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5u hi\u1ec3u.<\/p>\n

Having contemplated her lacquer work, including a composition of a solitary female presence rendered in depth and stillness, he expressed his admiration with a clarity that resists embellishment. He writes of a “magnificent” work, and recognises in her an artist “amongst the great, very great artists, especially Vietnamese,” offering what he himself calls only a “little friendly hello.”<\/p>\n

S\u1ef1 khi\u00eam nh\u01b0\u1eddng trong c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m nh\u1eb9 \u0111i tr\u1ecdng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.<\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u x\u00e1c l\u1eadp n\u00f3.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p gi\u1eefa hai c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n.<\/p>\n

M\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh th\u00f4ng qua ch\u00ednh t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"La\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t
La Confidence (Women Confiding), Le Thi Luu (1911-1988), signed ‘leluu’ (lower right), ink and gouache on silk, 41.5 x 33 cm. (16 3\/8 x 13 in.), Painted circa. 1938. Courtesy: Christie’s<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Le\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t
Portrait de Mme Anh Tran (Portrait of Ms Anh Tran), Le Thi Luu (1911-1988), signed ‘le thi luu’ (lower left), gouache on silk, 65.5 x 54.5 cm. (25 3\/4 x 21 1\/2 in.), Painted in 1980. Courtesy: Christie’s<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Pivoines\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t
Pivoines (Peonies), Le Thi Luu (1911-1988), signed ‘le thi luu’ (lower right), ink and gouache on silk, 35.5 x 27 cm. (14 x 10 5\/8 in.), Painted in 1970, one seal of the artist. Courtesy: Christie’s<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Le\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t
Port de Honfleur (Honfleur Harbor), Le Thi Luu (1911-1988), signed ‘lethiluu’ (lower left), oil on canvas, 40.5 x 33 cm. (16 x 13 in.), Painted in 1962. Courtesy: Christie’s<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Jardin\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t
Jardin d’Hiver (Winter Garden), signed ‘le thi luu’ (lower left), oil on canvas, 65 x 92 cm. (25 5\/8 x 36 1\/4 in.), Painted in 1964. Courtesy: Christie’s<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t

Trong B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n, s\u1ef1 nh\u1eadn ra \u1ea5y t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 c\u1ed9ng h\u01b0\u1edfng. Th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, t\u1eeb h\u1ed9i h\u1ecda, s\u01a1n m\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn ki\u1ebfn t\u1ea1o kh\u00f4ng gian qua khu v\u01b0\u1eddn B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n, kh\u00f4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf ch\u1ea5t li\u1ec7u, m\u00e0 m\u1edf ra nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt.<\/p>\n

Sau L\u00ea Th\u1ecb L\u1ef1u, B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng n\u1eef ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 Vi\u1ec7t Nam hi\u1ebfm hoi c\u00f3 t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi nh\u1eadn tr\u00ean th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf.<\/p>\n

Theo ngh\u0129a \u0111\u00f3, l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Ng\u00f4 M\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 t\u00e1n d\u01b0\u01a1ng. N\u00f3 ghi d\u1ea5u m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc, n\u01a1i m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng m\u1ea1ch nh\u1eadn ra m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng m\u1ea1ch kh\u00e1c, kh\u00f4ng qua c\u1eadn k\u1ec1, m\u00e0 qua c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn.<\/p>\n

T\u1eeb L\u00ea Th\u1ecb L\u1ef1u, ng\u01b0\u1eddi mang h\u1ed9i h\u1ecda v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi, \u0111\u1ebfn Ng\u00f4 M\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi chuy\u1ec3n h\u00f3a c\u1ea3m quan \u1ea5y th\u00e0nh kh\u00f4ng gian, \u0111\u1ebfn B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c chuy\u1ec3n d\u1ecbch ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt th\u00e0nh h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u00e0 m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ed1ng, m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp n\u1ed1i hi\u1ec7n ra.<\/p>\nKh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng h\u1eefu h\u00ecnh, m\u00e0 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nh\u1eadn ra l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd khi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch nh\u00ecn g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch nh\u00ecn.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

S\u1ef1 giao c\u1ea3m gi\u1eefa Ng\u00f4 M\u1ea1nh \u0110\u1ee9c v\u00e0 B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p, m\u00e0 t\u1eeb ch\u00ednh t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m. Sau khi chi\u00eam ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng b\u1ee9c tranh s\u01a1n m\u00e0i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 \u201cthu\u1ed9c h\u00e0ng l\u1edbn, r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn\u201d, m\u1ed9t c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 khi\u00eam nh\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 minh x\u00e1c. Sau L\u00ea Th\u1ecb L\u1ef1u, B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng n\u1eef ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 Vi\u1ec7t Nam hi\u1ebfm hoi b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf. \u0110i\u1ec1u hi\u1ec7n ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 c\u1eadn k\u1ec1, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 nh\u1eadn ra, khi m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng m\u1ea1ch ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng m\u1ea1ch kh\u00e1c.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183,184],"tags":[90,91,17,74,72],"class_list":["post-2728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-culture","tag-boi-tran","tag-boi-tran-art-gallery","tag-boi-tran-garden","tag-le-thi-luu","tag-ngo-manh-duc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2728"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8155,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728\/revisions\/8155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}