Rare prints composed by world famousSpanish artist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes between 1810 and 1820 areon display for the second time in Vietnam at an exhibition at the HCMCity Fine Arts Museum.
The 33 etchings are fromGoya’s series Disaster of War , which is a collection of painful scenesfrom Spain ’s War of Independence (1808-1814) against the French.
The etchings were exhibited in Vietnam for the first time in Hanoi inOctober 2008. The works were brought to the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum byAmerican Dr Hans Guggenheim, who came to the country to exhibit 46prints from his personal collection by the Spanish artist to celebratethe 5th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Spain .
In 2009, Guggenheim donated 33 of the prints to the Vietnam Fine ArtMuseum . The etchings showcase Spain ’s struggle for liberation againstNapoleon’s troops.
Hanging alongside Goya’s pieces are 205 paintings and sketchescompleted during the French and American war by Vietnamese artists suchas Huynh Phuong Dong, Thai Ha, Le Hong Hai and Co Tan Long Chau.
While the etchings show the pain, sorrow and death suffered by Spanishpeople during their struggle, exhibition goer will also see theencouraged and optimistic spirits of soldiers in paintings by theVietnamese artists, says Ma Thanh Cao, acting director of the HCM CityFine Arts Museum.
The exhibition opening was celebrated by the HCM City Fine ArtsAssociation and the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum to mark the 35 thanniversary of the liberation of the South (April 30) and the 1,000thanniversary of capital Hanoi.
The exhibition can be enjoyed though April 15 at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum, 97A Pho Duc Chinh street , district 1./.
The 33 etchings are fromGoya’s series Disaster of War , which is a collection of painful scenesfrom Spain ’s War of Independence (1808-1814) against the French.
The etchings were exhibited in Vietnam for the first time in Hanoi inOctober 2008. The works were brought to the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum byAmerican Dr Hans Guggenheim, who came to the country to exhibit 46prints from his personal collection by the Spanish artist to celebratethe 5th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Spain .
In 2009, Guggenheim donated 33 of the prints to the Vietnam Fine ArtMuseum . The etchings showcase Spain ’s struggle for liberation againstNapoleon’s troops.
Hanging alongside Goya’s pieces are 205 paintings and sketchescompleted during the French and American war by Vietnamese artists suchas Huynh Phuong Dong, Thai Ha, Le Hong Hai and Co Tan Long Chau.
While the etchings show the pain, sorrow and death suffered by Spanishpeople during their struggle, exhibition goer will also see theencouraged and optimistic spirits of soldiers in paintings by theVietnamese artists, says Ma Thanh Cao, acting director of the HCM CityFine Arts Museum.
The exhibition opening was celebrated by the HCM City Fine ArtsAssociation and the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum to mark the 35 thanniversary of the liberation of the South (April 30) and the 1,000thanniversary of capital Hanoi.
The exhibition can be enjoyed though April 15 at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum, 97A Pho Duc Chinh street , district 1./.
