The Master and the Student.

Real talent exists on the street corners.


Copying is rife across Vietnam, and art is no exception. Hanoi’s Old Quarter is littered with art shops selling life-size copies of a wide range of artists’ work: from Van Gogh to Da Vinci to Klimt.

These aren’t prints; they’re freshly-painted by talented copy artists whom you can often see tracing and painting away in the shops. They’re generally sold off the frame for ease of transport and cost anything from a few dollars to a small fortune to the unwise tourist.

The work is good and looks terrific, accept it for what it is. 

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