Le Pho, ” La Femme du Mandarin (The Mandarin’s Wife), 1931, or a vehement impassivity
Every great painter has his emblematic work. Among many others, Guernica for Picasso, Le déjeuner sur l’herbe for Manet, David…
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Le Pho, « The Bath », circa 1938, or the instrumentalization of the nude
“Le Bain” (The Bath) by Le Pho, an exquisite gouache and ink on silk (39×40 cm), is one of the painter’s…
Le Pho, 1947 « La Femme Couchée » (Reclining Lady), or the intermittency of self
It is always tempting and tempted to chronologically classify the work of a painter. Le Pho is no exception and…
Le Pho « La Toilette de l’enfant » or “the unreasonable silence of the world”
Two children are depicted with whom we imagine is their mother though we can’t tell for sure. Central to the…
Le Pho, The Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus, circa 1938, or an european construction
In 1970, art critic Waldemar–George (1893-1970) published his eponymous book with the evocative title: ”Le Pho, the divine painter”. In…
« Nu Debout » (Standing Nude), c 1937 or the joyfull farewell to the past
Nudes were rarely painted in the history of Vietnamese Modern Art. The Confucian culture and social mores of the 1930s…
Le Pho « Le Printemps », 1955, Or a turn in the artist’s work
It is always fascinating to observe in the work of an artist the successive stages of construction (or deconstruction) of…
Le Pho, c.1938, « La Femme Au Panier » Or the post card and the visiting card
In 1938, having been in France for a year, Le Pho shares what is for him the essence of Vietnam…
le Pho – Les Amaryllis, 1934. A flower is also a flag
« Les Amaryllis » is an extremely rare piece by Le Pho and is perhaps the most beautiful representation of flowers in…
Le Pho, « Maternité », 1940 : from the European sacred to the secular pluriversal
The first time Le Pho had a glimpse at the Madonna and Child was probably in Vietnam, in a church,…