Tag: Le Pho

Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) depicting in his studio, 1975

Mr Le Pho and his wife Paulette Vaux with Helen Findlay, Chicago, 1972.

Born into a family of distinguished Mandarins as his father was a Viceroy of Tonkin Le Kinh Luoc, Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine founded by Victor Tardieu (France, 1870-1937). He held his first exhibition in 1928 along with his friends and fellow students Vu Cao Dam and ...

Le Pho's View From The Hilltop fetched HKD 6,520,000, the world record for the artist at Christie's Hong Kong, 22 November 2014. Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) View From The Hilltop signed and dated 'Le Pho 1937' (lower right) oil on canvas 113 x 192 cm. (50 x 85 in.) Painted in 1937 Price Realised HKD ...

Wally Findlay Galleries quoted a dialogue between Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) and Mr Jean-François Hubert, Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art in 1995. Mr Jean-François Hubert: “Master, which is your preferred period?”. With no hesitation, Le Pho answered: “My Findlay.”

Christie’s catalogue, Southeast Asian Pictures, Singapore, 28 March 1999. This was the second time in history, a Vietnamese painting was featured on the front page catalogue by one of the most legendary auctioneers in the world — Christie’s. Painting now belongs to National Gallery Singapore. Frontpage featuring Le Pho's Harmonie Verte: Les Deux Sœurs (Harmony in Green: ...

Le Pho (1907-2001) La femme aux rosiers (Lady with Roses) signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le Pho’ (upper left); titled ‘La femme aux rosiers’ (on the reverse) ink and gouache on silk laid on paper 61 x 42 cm. (24 x 16 1/2 in.) Painted circa 1940 one seal of the artist The painting ...

Le Pho (Vietnamese, 1907-2001) Nude Woman signed in Chinese and signed and dated 'Lepho 1932' (lower left) chalk on paper 60 x 99 cm. (23 5/8 x 39 in.) painted in 1932

For the very first time in Vietnamese Art History, a Vietnamese masterpiece by Le Pho featured on the front page of a catalogue. On 19 December 1996, in Drouot, its estimate was EUR 8000, finally released at EUR 25,000. For now, its estimate would be EUR 2,000,000. Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001) Femme du Mandarin (The ...

Le Pho (1907-2001) Bouquet de lys (Bouquet of Lilies) signed 'Le pho' (lower right) ink and gouache on silk laid on board 55 × 72.5 cm. (21 5/8 x 28 1/2 in.) Painted circa 1936 one seal of the artist The most beautiful bouquet of lilies flowers painted by Le Pho (Vietnamese, 1907-2001) through the ...