TRAVELLING SCHOOL OF PAINTERS (Vietnam / Indochina,... Lot 348

TRAVELLING SCHOOL OF PAINTERS (Vietnam / Indochina, Active 20th century) Prayer in the Temple Oil on paper mounted on panel Signed lower right (artist not clearly identified) 60,5 x 80 cm (small snags) Note: Several readings of the signature seem to us possible: P. THOIN, P. THOIN, P. THAIN, P. THAI and P. THAY are as many proposals that we can formulate. The fact remains that he is a painter of accomplished art as shown by the happy diffuse light that dresses the scene with a mysterious halo, thus underlining the calm, recollection and serenity, which animates the monk immersed in his prayers. In many ways, this work is reminiscent of the paintings of Léa LAFUGIE (1890-1972). THE PRAY IN THE TEMPLE - AN UNIDENTIFIED SIGNED OIL ON PAPER LAID ON CARDBOARD Vietnam / Indochina, Probably by a traveling European painter