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LÊ PHỔ (1907–2001)
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LÊ PHỔ (1907–2001)
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Estimate €200,000 - €300,000
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Description
LÊ PHỔ (1907–2001)
Motherhood
Ink and colours on silk.
Circa 1938–1940
Signed in the top left-hand corner with his double signature in Chinese characters and French.
56.5 x 43.5 cm (image dimensions).
Framed by Vasse (Lille) no. 99
Provenance: private collection, subsequently passed down through the family.
We would like to thank Mr Alain Le Kim, son and heir of Lê Phổ, for confirming the authenticity of this work. This work will feature in the catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Mr Alain Le Kim.
The son of the Viceroy of Tonkin, Lê Phổ was born in 1907 in Hadong, in northern Vietnam. From a young age he showed a keen interest in the arts and, in 1925, enrolled at the Indochina School of Fine Arts. During his formative years in Hanoi, he met his two principal mentors, the Frenchmen Victor Tardieu and Joseph Inguimberty, who played a major role in the development
of his style. He settled permanently in Paris in 1937.
His work is inspired by the Italian Primitives, whom he discovered during a trip to Europe in 1931. He transposed the lessons of the Italian Renaissance onto silk and adopted the principle of pyramidal composition, a technique particularly favoured by Raphael in his ‘Madonnas and Child’ paintings.
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About the sale
PRESTIGE AUCTION featuring the rediscovery of a major work by LÊ PHỔ
Auction location
Auction time
11/14/2026 at 1:00 PM
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