Lot 177
  • 177

Le Pho

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • Le Pho
  • Jeune femme avec lis tigrĂ©s
  • Signed Le Pho and in Chinese (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 31 7/8 by 39 3/8 in.
  • 81 by 100 cm

Provenance

Florence Art Gallery, Florence, Italy
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner in 1970
Thence by descent

Condition

Oil on unlined canvas. The picture surface is in generally good condition with bright colors. There are some small, pinpoint sized brown spots of pigment in the lower left quadrant that appear to be from the artist's studio. Under UV light, there are no apparent signs of inpainting visible.
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