Vietnamese Lady by Le Pho The 28.5x 23.5cm ink and gouache on silk was created in1938.
Estimated by the auction house at 445,000-720,000 USD, it is predicted to be under the hammer at 1.3-1.5 million USD.
Insiders said as the flight route to Singapore has been clearedafter the COVID-19 pandemic, many Vietnamese collectors are expected go to theisland nation to attend the exhibition of this auction at the Regent SingaporeHotel.
The auction will take place online on the website:sothebys.com.
Born on August 2, 1907, in Hanoi, Le Pho was a prominent painter who developed a successful and prolific career in France,with thousands of artworks to his credit. The images of Vietnamese women in ao dai (Vietnamesetraditional dress) were the painter’s endless inspiration and frequentlyfeatured in his works.
Vietnamese women depicted in the early stages of hispaintings (1934-45) were often fragile, elegant, and gentle. In the nextperiod, in the 1950s, his oil paintings still put women at the centre butintegrated more liberal features.
He is the first Vietnamese artist to have paintings sold for1 million USD and beyond at public auctions. Some of his typical artworksinclude The Family Life which fetched over 1 million USD, Nude which was soldat 1.4 million USD, and A Self-Portrait In The Forest for 1.052 million USD./.
Insiders said as the flight route to Singapore has been clearedafter the COVID-19 pandemic, many Vietnamese collectors are expected go to theisland nation to attend the exhibition of this auction at the Regent SingaporeHotel.
The auction will take place online on the website:sothebys.com.
Born on August 2, 1907, in Hanoi, Le Pho was a prominent painter who developed a successful and prolific career in France,with thousands of artworks to his credit. The images of Vietnamese women in ao dai (Vietnamesetraditional dress) were the painter’s endless inspiration and frequentlyfeatured in his works.
Vietnamese women depicted in the early stages of hispaintings (1934-45) were often fragile, elegant, and gentle. In the nextperiod, in the 1950s, his oil paintings still put women at the centre butintegrated more liberal features.
He is the first Vietnamese artist to have paintings sold for1 million USD and beyond at public auctions. Some of his typical artworksinclude The Family Life which fetched over 1 million USD, Nude which was soldat 1.4 million USD, and A Self-Portrait In The Forest for 1.052 million USD./.
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