Lê Thị Lựu (19 January 1911 – 6 June 1988) was a Vietnamese woman painter. She was one of the first women and rare notable female alumni of Victor Tardieu's École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine in Hanoi, becoming the school's first female painter at the age of 16.[1] With Mai Trung Thứ, Lê Phổ and Vũ Cao Đàm she was one of four Vietnamese artists in the 1930s to emigrate to and make a career in Paris.[2]She used to be a teacher at Bưởi school, where her students included Phan Kế An, who also became a famous painter.[3] During her time in France, she became a prolific art teacher before retiring in 1971.[1]
Lê Thị Lựu | |
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 Lê Thị Lựu in 1947 | |
| Born | Lê Thị Lựu 19 January 1911 |
| Died | 6 June 1988 (aged 77) Antibes, France |
| Education | Vietnam University of Fine Arts |
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| Spouse | Ngô Thế Tân (m. 1934–1988) |
| Children | 1 |
