Tran Van Tho (1917-2004) Fishermen's house by the water Ink and polychromy on silk. Signed lower left Vantho with a red seal above. 36,5 x 48,5 cm A couple of fishermen and a child around a fire near a thatched house, preparing a meal. Around fish baskets, hanging fishing nets and two small junks at the mooring, with the full moon appearing behind the clouds in the background. Tran Van Tho was born in 1917 in Bac Ninh. A Vietnamese painter based in Hanoi, he became known in the 1950s for his paintings on silk. He studied at the Indochina School of Fine Arts in Hanoi. He also worked in gouache, watercolor and lacquer.