Archive, Fine Art, Southeast Asian Art
LE PHO (1907-2001)
Les joueuses de cartes (Card Players)
signed in Chinese and signed again 'Le pho' (upper left)
ink, watercolour and gouache on silk
42.3 x 28.5 cm. (16 5⁄8 x 11 1⁄4 in.)
Painted circa 1940
one seal of the artist
PROVENANCE

Collection of Le Thi Luu (gifted from the artist)
Thence by descent to Ngo Manh Duc, son of Le Thi Luu
Acquired from the above by the present owner
EXHIBITED

Hong Kong, LGDR & Wei, Scenes Of This World: Modern Paintings From Singapore and Vietnam, January-March 2023.

Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001)
Les joueuses de cartes (Card Players)
signed in Chinese and signed again 'Le pho' (upper left)
ink, watercolour and gouache on silk
42.3 x 28.5 cm. (16 5⁄8 x 11 1⁄4 in.)
Painted circa 1940
one seal of the artist

Provenance
Collection of Le Thi Luu (gifted from the artist)
Thence by descent to Ngo Manh Duc, son of Le Thi Luu
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited
Hong Kong, LGDR & Wei, Scenes Of This World: Modern Paintings From Singapore and Vietnam, January-March 2023.

Estimate
HKD 1,200,000 – HKD 1,800,000

Price Realised
HKD 2,394,000

Christie’s, The Henderson, Hong Kong
A Quest for Eternity: The Philippe Damas Collection
Live Auction | 29 March 2025