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The Child with the Bird
c. 1931
A small encounter turns tenderness into a modern, restrained image.
Artist field note
Nguyễn Phan Chánh
Everyday rural life receives grave, lyrical attention.
Appears inVietnam
The five in one idea
Nguyễn Phan Chánh made silk painting a modern language for Vietnamese lives overlooked by grand history.