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+ LÊ PH߈ö (VIETNAM & FRANCE, 1907-2001)
ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE L'INDOCHINE (INDOCHINA FINE ARTS COLLEGE), 1ST CLASS (1925-1930)
Bouquet de lys ou Nature morte au vase meiping fleuri...
+ LÊ PH߈ö (VIETNAM & FRANCE, 1907-2001)
ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE L'INDOCHINE (INDOCHINA FINE ARTS COLLEGE), 1ST CLASS (1925-1930)
Bouquet de lys ou Nature morte au vase meiping fleuri d'hibiscus et au bol bleu blanc (Bouquet of Lily of Still life with a meiping vase with lily flowers and a bleu and white bowl)
Gouache on paper
Signed to the lower right
Framed with a glass
44,3 x 36,3 cm (the full leaf out of the frame)
Provenance: René et Raymonde Altobianchi, antique dealers active in the 1960s-1980s in l'Escarène, near Nice, French Riviera, where Lê Ph߈ò settled after the French army, in which he enrolled in Carcassonne, was defeated by German. Their shop was named 'César de Peluet' after the first name of the father of Raymonde. Probably acquired in the 1970s from a local Estate. René Altobianchi was also an ornamental sculptor and was awarded the Medal of the French National Order of Merit for his volunteer role as a technical director of judo, which he practiced along with Yves Klein, a world-renowned artist of the School of Nice prized, notably, for his famous 'Leap into the void' and his 'IKB blue'.
+ NOTICE TO BIDDERS: This lot has been authenticated by the Wally Findlay Institute, USA. According to them, it will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne of the artist. The buyer will bear the cost of this certificate. Please e-mail the department for further details: yuchen@adams.ie. This lot is stored at CADOGAN TATE PARIS. Please contact CADOGAN TATE at Parc des Docks, Batiment 553B, 50 rue Ardouin, St Ouen, 93400 Paris, France, +33 1 48 20 85 60.
Notes:
1. One of the leading figures of modern Vietnamese art, Lê Ph߈ò was born in 1907 in Hà Tây province into a respected Mandarin family, his father being the last viceroy of Tonkin. Showing a predisposition for painting and drawing, he entered the first class of the Indochina School of Fine Arts in 1925. He was soon noticed by the director and founder of the school, Victor Tardieu, for whom he retained a strong attachment throughout his life. In 1931, he came to France to present his works on the occasion of the International Colonial Exhibition. He chose to stay in Paris for a year to attend classes at the École des Beaux-Arts, then undertook several trips to Europe. He returned to Vietnam in 1933 and taught at the Indochina School of Fine Arts in Hanoi. He decided to settle permanently in France in 1937 and quickly became very well known.
2. Lily symbolizes purity and fertility. The sweet and innocent beauty of the lily flower has given it the association of fresh life and rebirth. In this painting, Lê Ph߈ò pays tribute to the classic genre of still life, whilst bringing his fresh vision on it, thereby creating an image at the confluence of the Western and the East Asian pictorial traditions. The discreet and quickly painted low-tone grey background, possibly a reference to the Spanish Bodegones, contrasts with the vivid red of the round table. On the latter are depicted two antique Chinese porcelains: a Ming style blue and white bowl resting on a wooden legged-stand and a Yuan stype Meiping vase flowered with white lillies.
3. Bouquet of flowers was one of the main subjects depicted by Lê Ph߈ò along with young women. In some paintings, he even combined both subjects, as one can see in a work entitled 'Nostalgie' sold at CHRISTIE'S Hong Kong, China, 2018-11-24, under lot number 44. The artist mastered at painting all varieties of flowers with bright colors and a rare freshness. The record price at auction for a bouquet of flowers was achieved at SOTHEBY'S Hong Kong, China, 2020-07-09, lot 268 at Ôé¼273,153.
Bouquet de lys ou Nature morte au vase meiping fleuri d'hibiscus et au bol bleu blanc (Bó hoa Loa kèn B߈®c tranh T®nh v߇¡t v߈øi m߈Öt bình mai hoa æ߈ng các bông hoa loa kèn và m߈Öt chi߇Šc bát màu xanh tr߇»ng)
Màu nã€ßˆøc gouache v߇¢ trên gi߇Ñy
Éã€ßˆúc ký ߈ƒ phía dã€ßˆøi bên ph߇úi
Éóng khung kính
44,3 x 36,3 cm (toàn bßˆÖ lá n߇m ngoài khung)
Xu߇Ñt x߈®: René và Raymonde Altobianchi, nh߈»ng nhà buôn æ߈ô c߈ò ho߇ít æ߈Öng trong nh߈»ng nâm 1960-1980 t߇íi l'Escarène, g߇ºn Nice, French Riviera, nãíi Lê Ph߈ò æ߈ïnh c〠sau khi quân æ߈Öi Pháp, mà ông æã nh߇¡p ng® t߇íi Carcassonne, b߈ï quân É߈®c æánh b߇íi. C߈¡a hàng c߈ºa h߈ì æã€ßˆúc æ߇Àt tên là "César de Peluet" theo tên cha æ߇ˆ c߈ºa Raymonde. Có l߇¢ æã€ßˆúc mua vào nh߈»ng nâm 1970 t߈½ m߈Öt Nhà b߇Ñt æ߈Öng s߇ún æ߈ïa phã€ãíng. René Altobianchi c®ng là m߈Öt nhà æiêu kh߇»c trang trí và æã æã€ßˆúc trao t߇Àng Huân chã€ãíng Công tr߇íng Qu߈æc gia Pháp cho vai trò tình nguy߈çn viên v߈øi t〠cách là giám æ߈æc k߈† thu߇¡t võ judo, mà ông æã luy߈çn t߇¡p cùng v߈øi Yves Klein, m߈Öt h߈ìa s® n߈òi ti߇Šng th߇Š gi߈øi c߈ºa Trã€ßˆØng Nice æã€ßˆúc æánh giá cao, n߈òi b߇¡t, v߈øi tác ph߇®m n߈òi ti߇Šng "Leap into the void" và "IKB blue" c߈ºa ông.
Lã€u ý quan tr߈ìng æ߈æi v߈øi các nhà æ߇Ñu giá ti߈üm nâng: Nhà æ߇Ñu giá thành công s߇¢ æã€ßˆúc cung c߇Ñp m߈Öt gi߇Ñy ch߈®ng nh߇¡n tác ph߇®m th߇¡t do Vi߈çn Findlay, Hoa K߈„ c߇Ñp. Tác ph߇®m này s߇¢ æã€ßˆúc æã€a vào danh m߈Ñc quan tr߈ìng c߈ºa ngh߈ç s® hi߈çn æang æã€ßˆúc chu߇®n b߈ï. Ngã€ßˆØi mua s߇¢ ch߈ïu chi phí cho gi߇Ñy ch߈®ng nh߇¡n này. Vui lòng g߈¡i e-mail cho bßˆÖ ph߇¡n æ߈â bi߇Št thêm thông tin chi ti߇Št: yuchen@adams.ie.
Ghi chú:
1. Là m߈Öt trong nh߈»ng gã€ãíng m߇Àt hàng æ߇ºu c߈ºa n߈ün m߈† thu߇¡t Vi߈çt Nam hi߈çn æ߇íi, Lê Ph߈ò sinh nâm 1907 t߇íi t߈ënh Hà Tây trong m߈Öt gia æình quan l߇íi danh giá, cha ông là t߈òng tr߇Ñn cu߈æi cùng c߈ºa B߇»c K߈„. Có thiên hã€ßˆøng v߈ü h߈Öi h߈ìa và v߇¢ tranh, ông æã vào h߈ìc khóa æ߇ºu tiên c߈ºa Trã€ßˆØng M߈† thu߇¡t Éông Dã€ãíng vào nâm 1925. Ông æã nhanh chóng thu hút s߈ chú ý c߈ºa giám æ߈æc æ߈ông th߈Øi là ngã€ßˆØi sáng l߇¡p trã€ßˆØng, Victor Tardieu, ngã€ßˆØi mà ông æã g߇»n bó su߈æt cu߈Öc æ߈Øi. Nâm 1931, ông æã æ߇Šn Pháp æ߈â trình bày các tác ph߇®m c߈ºa mình nhân H߈Öi tri߈ân lãm Thu߈Öc æ߈ïa Qu߈æc t߇Š. Ông æã ch߈ìn ߈ƒ l߇íi Paris m߈Öt nâm æ߈â tham gia các l߈øp h߈ìc t߇íi École des Beaux-Arts, r߈ôi th߈c hi߈çn m߈Öt s߈æ chuy߇Šn æi æ߇Šn châu Âu. Ông æã tr߈ƒ v߈ü Vi߈çt Nam nâm 1933 và gi߇úng d߇íy t߇íi Trã€ßˆØng M߈† thu߇¡t Éông Dã€ãíng ߈ƒ Hà N߈Öi. Ông æã quy߇Št æ߈ïnh æ߈ïnh c〠lâu dài t߇íi Pháp vào nâm 1937 và nhanh chóng tr߈ƒ nên r߇Ñt n߈òi ti߇Šng.
2. Hoa loa kèn tã€ßˆúng trã€ng cho s߈ thu߇ºn khi߇Št và màu m߈í. V߇ˆ æ߇†p ng߈ìt ngào và trong sáng c߈ºa hoa loa kèn æã làm cho loài hoa này g߇»n li߈ün v߈øi s߈ liên tã€ßˆƒng æ߇Šn cu߈Öc s߈æng tã€ãíi æ߇†p và s߈ tái sinh. Trong b߈®c tranh này, Lê Ph߈ò th߈â hi߈çn s߈ tôn vinh th߈â lo߇íi t®nh v߇¡t c߈ò æi߈ân, æ߈ông th߈Øi th߈òi vào tác ph߇®m m߈Öt phiên b߇ún m߈øi m߇ˆ c߈ºa ông, t߈½ æó t߇ío ra m߈Öt hình ߇únh là s߈ giao thoa gi߈»a truy߈ün th߈æng tranh phã€ãíng Tây và Éông Á. N߈ün xám æã€ßˆúc sãín nhanh v߈øi tông màu tr߇ºm kín æáo, có th߈â liên tã€ßˆƒng æ߇Šn tranh t®nh v߇¡t Bodegones c߈ºa Tây Ban Nha, tã€ãíng ph߇ún v߈øi màu æ߈Šs߇Àc s߈í c߈ºa chi߇Šc bàn tròn. Trên chi߇Šc bàn tròn æã€ßˆúc miêu t߇ú hai món æ߈ô s߈® c߈ò c߈ºa Trung Qu߈æc: m߈Öt chi߇Šc bát màu xanh và tr߇»ng æ߈Øi nhà Minh æ߇Àt trên m߈Öt giá æ߈í chân g߈ù và m߈Öt chi߇Šc mai bình Meiping æ߈Øi nhà Nguyên æ߈ng nh߈»ng bông hoa loa kèn màu tr߇»ng.
3. Bó hoa là m߈Öt trong nh߈»ng æ߈æi tã€ßˆúng chính æã€ßˆúc Lê Ph߈ò miêu t߇ú cùng v߈øi các thi߇Šu n߈». Trong m߈Öt vài b߈®c tranh, ông th߇¡m chí còn k߇Št h߈úp c߇ú hai ch߈º th߈â, nh〠có th߈â th߇Ñy trong m߈Öt tác ph߇®m mang tên "Hoài c߈æ hã€ãíng" æã€ßˆúc bán t߇íi CHRISTIE'S H߈ông Kông, Trung Qu߈æc, 24-11-2018, theo lô s߈æ 44. Nhà danh h߈ìa æã thành th߇ío trong vi߈çc v߇¢ nhi߈üu lo߇íi hoa khác nhau v߈øi màu s߇»c tã€ãíi sáng và m߈Öt s߈ tã€ãíi t߇»n hi߇Šm th߇Ñy. Giá k߈À l߈Ñc trong phiên æ߇Ñu giá cho m߈Öt bó hoa æã æ߇ít æã€ßˆúc t߇íi SOTHEBY'S H߈ông Kông, Trung Qu߈æc, 09-07-2020, lô s߈æ 268 là Ôé¼273.153.
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