Tran Van Tho (1917-2004) Two children Ink and polychromy on silk. Signed lower left Vantho with a red seal above. 39,5 x 53 cm (Stains). Two young children side by side on a dune by the sea. One of the two children is holding a bowl of rice, while the other is leaning against his straw hat on high grass. In the distance, we can see junks heading out to sea. 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.