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29 October 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) -
Domaine de Lacoste, avenue de la Côte-des-Roses - 11100 Narbonne
The Vietnamese painter’s brush marvelously transcribed the serene atmosphere of a reading session in this masterpiece, which appeared alongside Ming statues and a sculpture by Sandoz.
Le Pho (1907-2001), La lecture(Reading), early 1940s, ink and colors on silk affixed to cardboard, signed in Chinese characters, Latin letters and with the artist's stamp, 61.8 x 45.8 cm/24.3 x 18 in. Result: €682,000
Le Pho (1907-2001), La lecture(Reading), early 1940s, ink and colors on silk affixed to cardboard, signed in Chinese characters, Latin letters and with the artist's stamp, 61.8 x 45.8 cm/24.3 x 18 in. Result: €682,000
At the peak of his powers in the early 1940s, Le Pho painted a vision of a contented family where a mother watches over her two children, one of whom is deciphering a calligraphic text—no doubt aloud. Reading ( La lecture ) was the star of this…
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Domaine de Lacoste, avenue de la Côte-des-Roses - 11100 Narbonne
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