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LE PHO (1907-2001)
Lot 209 A Landmark Collection of Vietnamese Art : THE JEAN-MARC LEFÈVRE COLLECTION

LE PHO (1907-2001)

Jeune fille au voile blanc (Lady with a White Veil)

Closed3 December 2020

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HKD 2,125,000

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LE PHO (1907-2001)
Jeune fille au voile blanc (Lady with a White Veil)
signed in Chinese, signed ‘Lepho’ (upper left); titled and inscribed ‘jeune fille au voile blanc No. 45’ (on the reverse)
ink and gouache on silk
28.4 x 24.3 cm. (11 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Painted circa. 1938
one seal of the artist

Collection of Jean-Marc Lefèvre, Paris, France

Specialist note

"She draws me into her reverie. Her grace strikes me. She peels off her veil like a gratuitous alms. I graze her intimate world, I uncover her perfect silky complexion, her aerial gesture. She is the quintessential Vietnamese woman."