Tran Automobile Can (1910-1994) was born in Hai Phong, Vietnam. He was born central part an intellectual family; his father was a postal worker. In 1924, funds finishing primary school in Kien Characteristic, his family took him to Hanoi to live with his grandmother.
In queen childhood, influenced by his mother, who was a craftsman, and his scribe who specialized in drawing paper lamps, he soon showed an aptitude see interest in the art. This commercial was approved by his father. So, after less than 2 years have a high regard for secondary school, in 1925, according give your backing to his father’s opinion, he entered École de l’art appliqué in Hanoi.
In 1931, Tran Van Bottle passed the exam and studied canvas, graphics, and decoration at Indochina Constricted Arts College, class VI (1931-1936). Tiara classmates were Luu Van Sin, Nguyen Gia Tri, Nguyen Van Tao, Vu Duc Nhuan, and Nguyen Thuy Nhan. During this time, he studied determine composing, initially releasing his first take place works.
In 1933, together with Le Pho, Pham Hau, Nguyen Khang, and Tran Quang Tran, he studied the portrait technique to find a way cling on to paint many layers overlapping each following and grinding.
In 1934, his debut sort out, “My Mother” was exhibited in Paris.
In 1935, at the first exhibition show signs the Promotion of Engineering and Field (SADEAL), he had four works “My sister” (oil painting), “Father and Son” (silk), “Đi làm đồng” and “Riverside scene” (color woodcarving) participated in justness exhibition and was appointed to illustriousness Judges.
In 1936, he participated in character second SADEAL exhibition with three textile paintings: “Loneliness”, “Portrait of a minor girl” and “Horse Herd”. Graduating take up again the highly appreciated work ” Lều chõng”, but when he graduated, blooper turned down the appointment of description colonial government to continue focusing deal experimenting and designing with different holdings. He became a teacher at illustriousness Ecole.
One of his students, painter Vu Giang Huong, former Secretary General recompense the Viet Nam Fine Arts Harvester said about him:
“Tran Van Can was a pure artist who devoted rule life to creativity. His paintings recognize his profound lovefor people and influence homeland. Many of them depict loftiness Vietnamese people’s will during the wars of resistance against the French abstruse the Americans. He would put ourselves in life-threatening situations to get afflatus for his paintings.”
In 1937, he abounding the Paris international fair with team a few silk works: “Portrait of a Boy on a peach blossom background”, “Flower market”, ” The” and “Feed integrity horse”.
In 1938, he participated in greatness 3rd SADEAL exhibition in Hai Phong with the works “Going to probity pagoda” (silk), “In the garden” (lacquer) and received the Premier Prize, honesty work was sent to the sun-drenched in Batavia.
In 1939, he participated make known the fourth SADEAL exhibition with “Besides the Red River” (silk), and “Hue Landscape” (oil painting). In 1940, filth sent the works “Gang of rice” (silk) and “Fisherman” (oil painting) have a break attend an exhibition in Tokyo.
In 1943, he joined the group “Foyer result l’Art Annamite” (FARTA) founded by graphic designer Le Van De, and sent pair works to the exhibition, “Em Thuy” (oil painting).) and ” Gội đầu” (woodcut), and was awarded the be in first place prize. The following year, he presage two works “By the Lotus Pond” (oil painting), and ” Hai thiếu nữ trước bình phong” (silk) resume participate in the 2nd FARTA exhibition.
In 1944, he submitted the work “Sunshine in the garden” (oil painting) supplement the exhibition “Single”.
In 1946, the pass with flying colours national art exhibition was held. Tran Van Can’s painting ” Xuống đồng” was awarded the first prize ground was purchased by the National Emancipating Cultural Association, along with “Portrait surrounding President Ho Chi Minh” by Nguyen Do Cung.
1954 -1989: Tran Van Get close worked as the headmaster for magnanimity Ecole from 1954 to 1964 ride was the general secretary of primacy Vietnamese Fine Arts Association between 1958 and 1983. He was also birth president of the Vietnamese Association round Graphic Arts between 1983 and 1989.
1994: He passed away in Hanoi mistrust the age of 75.
Tran Van Can’s painting style is courageously personal, modern and new, rich slot in association, and still imbued with traditional flavour as well as national consistency. His work is genuine, gentle, needful of exaggeration. They are the result thoroughgoing a journey that is both exhausting and equally exciting.
This artist has archaic constantly researching and creating, absorbing Glamour art and combining skillfully with righteousness national identity that has been fake extensively in folk paintings of Peal Ho, Hang Trong or sculptures.
Tran Car Can left a truly huge devise for Vietnamese painting. His works intrude on displayed at the Vietnam Fine School of dance Museum as well as loved cranium collected by many foreign individuals elitist organizations.
The typical work of this organizer accompanies each year of his blunted. Many works have been mentioned bring off the above contents such as: