Archive, Fine Art, Southeast Asian Art
LÉA LAFUGIE (1890-1972)
Le Tibet, terre des Bouddha vivants (Tibet, Land of Living Buddhas)
signed 'lafugie' (lower left)
oil on panel
46.5 x 55 cm. (18 1⁄4 x 21 5⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1927
PROVENANCE

Private collection, France
Acquired from the above by the present owner
LITERATURE

J. Susse, Lafugie AU TIBET, J. SUSSE, Paris, 1950 (illustrated, p. 99).
L. Lafugie, Connaissance de L'asie Le Tibet Terre Des Bouddha Vivants, Societe Contientale, Paris, 1963 (illustrated, p. 296).

Léa Lefugie (1890-1972)
Le Tibet, terre des Bouddha vivants (Tibet, Land of Living Buddhas)
signed 'lafugie' (lower left)
oil on panel
46.5 x 55 cm. (18 1⁄4 x 21 5⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1927

Provenance
Private collection, France
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature
J. Susse, Lafugie AU TIBET, J. SUSSE, Paris, 1950 (illustrated, p. 99).
L. Lafugie, Connaissance de L'asie Le Tibet Terre Des Bouddha Vivants, Societe Contientale, Paris, 1963 (illustrated, p. 296).

Estimate
HKD 50,000 – HKD 70,000

Price Realised
HKD 63,000

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