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Property from a French private collectionThe father of the present owner, also from a Vietnamese background, was a long-life friend of painter Le Pho. He arrived in France in 1932. Their families spent a lot of time together in the south of France and children grew up together. The family already sold a painting by Le Pho, also a gift from the painter to the father of the present owner, at Christie's Paris, 9 June 2021, lot 94. This painting is a youth moving portrait of his dear friend by his artist. The portrait remained in the family since the father died in 2003.

LE PHO (1907-2001)

PORTRAIT D'UN AMI D'ENFANCE

Details

LE PHO (1907-2001)
PORTRAIT D'UN AMI D'ENFANCE
Encadré, huile sur toile.
Signé 'Lepho 48' en bas à droite.
Dimensions : 46 x 38,2 cm. (18 1/8 x 15 in.)

Provenance

French private collection, painted and offered by the artist to the previously owner as a gift.

Special Notice

Artist's Resale Right ("droit de Suite"). If the Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer also agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Further Details

LE PHO (1907-2001)
PORTRAIT OF A CHILDHOOD FRIEND
FRAMED,
OIL ON CANVAS

Conditions of sale

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