20: Le Pho – Women With Flowers

Signed lower right “Le pho”

Sizes:
55 × 65 cm | 21.7 × 25.6 in

Step into the ethereal world of Women With Flowers, a radiant composition by Le Pho that harmonizes femininity, nature, and serenity. This lyrical painting does more than depict floral beauty—it becomes a meditation on stillness and vitality, rendered with Le Pho’s signature elegance and emotional delicacy.

Color as Atmosphere, Gesture as Emotion

In this dreamlike scene, the figures emerge gently through a veil of botanical abundance. Le Pho’s brushwork is fluid and impressionistic, diffusing light through layers of translucent oil on silk. Rather than delineating form with precision, the artist suggests it with tone and hue, allowing flowers and figures to breathe in unison.

The color palette glows with soft pastels, warm yellows, jade greens, and bursts of coral, orchestrating a tranquil rhythm that unites figure and flora. There is no hard boundary between body and bouquet—both are expressions of harmony, beauty, and interior life.

A Composition Rooted in Memory

Women With Flowers reflects Le Pho’s deep engagement with Vietnamese heritage and French pictorial techniques. Educated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Le Pho fused Eastern lyricism with Western composition, resulting in a uniquely transcultural aesthetic.

This composition draws on themes of motherhood, femininity, and the garden as a private sanctuary. It carries echoes of Confucian respect for familial bonds, yet its visual language is unmistakably modern. The figures do not pose—they inhabit a suspended moment, part memory, part reverie.

A Museum-Quality Work with Enduring Market Demand

Paintings by Le Pho, particularly from his mature period in Paris, are prized for their beauty, refinement, and emotional depth. Works on silk such as this are especially coveted for their technical mastery and luminous quality. The present piece is signed in calligraphic form and retains exceptional preservation.

Le Pho’s paintings are held in major museum collections, including the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris and the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts. Auction results in recent years have affirmed strong international demand, positioning his work as both collectible and culturally significant.

A Timeless Highlight for Any Collection

More than a still life or portrait, Women With Flowers is an atmospheric experience—an invitation into a poetic interior world. It is a visual lullaby, soft yet vibrant, grounded in tradition yet entirely timeless.

For collectors seeking a piece that bridges East and West, stillness and bloom, this is a rare opportunity. Le Pho offers not only aesthetic beauty but also a personal, almost whispered expression of grace.

Private collection, Paris, France.
Acquired from the above in 2021.

Good vintage condition with some signs of wear. Framed.