LE PHO (1907-2001)
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)

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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
Provenance
Collection of Jean-Marc Lefèvre, Paris, France

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Dexter How (陶啟勇)
Dexter How (陶啟勇)

Lot Essay

"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."

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