Nguyễn Gia Trí


Nguyễn Gia Trí was a Vietnamese painter. He was best known for his mastery of lacquer painting.
He also drew cartoons on political and social issues, many of them criticising French colonial rule.
Tri studied at the Hanoi College of Fine Arts from 1932.
He worked for the magazines Phong Hóa and Ngày Nay starting from 1932 together with Nhất Linh and other famous writers and painters. He created the cartoon characters Xã Xệ and Bang Bạnh for the magazines and made changes to the character Lý Toét developed by Nhất Linh.

Works

Many of his works are in the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi.