Marie Antoinette Boullard-Devé

MARIA ANTONIETA BOULLARD-DEVÉ (Paris, 1887- Tangier, 1970).
"Portrait of Vietnamese", Hanoi, 1924.
Charcoal and watercolor on paper.
Signed, dated and located in the right margin.
Measurements: 30 x 30 cm; 38 x 38 cm (frame).

Trained at the School of Fine Arts of Paris, Maria Antonieta Boullard-Devé had a remarkable artistic career. In the 1920s she resided in Vietnam and held several exhibitions. Among her best known works is the portfolio of lithographs "Vision de l'Indochine" (1926). He was also commissioned for a large frieze for the Exposition Coloniale in Paris in 1931, depicting types from Indochina and French India. In the 1950s, he held exhibitions in Tangier and Paris. He was noted for his contribution to the international appreciation of Vietnamese culture.