The auction of Vietnamese, Chinese and Indonesian Artists by Aguttes (France) just ended on the evening of September 10, Vietnam time. On September 11, the company announced the prices of the artworks.
Painting "The Blue Bowl" by famous painter Le Pho. Photo: TP
The most expensive painting of the auction was "The Blue Bowl" by the famous artist Le Pho, priced at 554,080 euros (more than 15 billion VND). This result far exceeded the estimated price. The work was painted in 1942, in colored ink on silk. The painting measures 60.5 x 43 cm.
According to the auction house, the work had been kept in Algeria for decades. Some documents claim that the famous painter Le Pho met King Ham Nghi during the time he was working on the painting.
" The painting depicts a woman with a prayerful gaze, holding a blue bowl in her left hand and a Buddha's hand in her right hand - a fruit that symbolizes protection and good luck. The delicate silk adds a delicate touch to the work, while the flowing ink and colors create a gentle harmony within Le Pho's traditional palette ," the auction house said.
The painting "Enjoying Tea in the Garden" was created around the same time as "The Green Bowl". Photo: TP
In this auction, dozens of other works by Le Pho were also successfully auctioned. The oil painting on silk titled "Enjoying tea in the garden" was hammered at 221,022 euros (nearly 6 billion VND). The painting depicts two women and two children sitting around a table, with the highlight being flowers in yellow, orange, red, pink...
The painting "Motherly Love" by Le Pho was once auctioned for more than 10 billion VND. Photo: TP
Some other works by famous painter Le Pho also had successful auction prices higher than estimated such as "Peony" (over 4 billion VND), "Mother and Child" (about 4.4 billion VND), "Woman on the Chrysanthemum Field" (about 2.7 billion VND)...
In addition to Le Pho, famous painters Mai Trung Thu, Vu Cao Dam, Nguyen Gia Tri,... also had their works successfully auctioned.
On September 18, Aguttes continued to auction a number of gold and jewelry from the Nguyen Dynasty.
Le Pho is one of the famous Vietnamese painters who owns the most valuable paintings in Vietnam. He was born in 1907 in Ha Dong, and is known as one of the four European masters of Vietnamese painting (Pho - Thu - Luu - Dam). Le Pho was a first-class student of the Indochina University of Fine Arts.
His works belong to the romantic school, a fusion of East and West. The image of Vietnamese women and children is always present in his works, but his style, brushwork, and colors always have the influence of European impressionism and post-impressionism.
Source: https://www.congluan.vn/vi-sao-tranh-cua-danh-hoa-le-pho-luon-vuot-xa-gia-uoc-tinh-co-buc-vua-ban-hon-15-ty-dong-post312000.html
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