Anyone wishing to participate in the auction... - Lot 161 - Briscadieu

Anyone wishing to participate in the auction of lot 161 must register with the Auction House and make a deposit of 30,000 euros by 6 pm on October 12, 2023. This deposit must be made by bank transfer or via our website (payment/online payment page). No live bids will be accepted for these lots; only pre-registered persons will be entitled to bid by telephone. LE PHO (1907-2001) Woman with carnations Gouache on silk pasted on cardboard. Signed in Latin letters Le Pho and two Chinese characters and bearing the artist's stamp top right, title of work and no. 8 written in pencil on the back. 64.1 x 44.9 cm. (Some foxing). Certificate from Mr. Alain Le Kim, successor in title to the painter Le Pho, dated May 9, 2022. Provenance: Acquired during Le Pho's exhibitions in Casablanca in 1942, then by descent to the current owner. Private collection from Bordeaux. Le Pho's first creative period began during his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Hanoi (1925-1930). He met Victor Tardieu (1870-1937), professor and director of the institution, who was to have a lasting influence on him. In the early 30's, Le Pho introduced a new technique: ink and gouache on silk mounted on cardboard. He mastered this technique perfectly and quickly found his own style and subjects. Elegant Tonkinese women and flowers are one of the most representative subjects of his first creative period (late 20's to 1945). Our painting is clearly representative of the apogee of his first period. A graceful woman seated in front of flowing curtains, holding carnations, fine face, green traditional dress (ao dai), jadeite bracelet, etc., are painted in subtle tones. Pho was also a great connoisseur of flowers, reproducing them in virtually every work, whether in vases or jardinières, or in nature surrounding figures. His works maintain a delicate balance between scientific vision and artistic conception, which is not monotonous, but full of emotion. This work was specially commissioned for his two exhibitions in Casablanca in 1942. It bears its title and N° 8 on the back, as well as indications concerning its creation, written by the artist himself. Represented at folle enchère.