Le Pho

(1907-2001)

La Mère et L'Enfant

Footnotes

Provenance
Galerie Romanet, Paris
Findlay Galleries, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, New York

黎譜
母與子
約一九五六年作

簽名 ：黎譜 le pho
La Mere et L'enfant R263 （畫背）
油彩絹本

來源
法國巴黎Galerie Romanet
美國紐約Findlay Galleries
現藏家得自上述畫廊
美國紐約私人收藏

Le Pho's oeuvre can be categorised into three distinct periods: Hanoi, Romanet and Findlay. The Hanoi period (1925-1937) covers his formative years in l'École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine in Hanoi through to his early years in Paris. The Romanet (1937-1963) and Findlay (1963- 2001) periods encompass his mature career in Paris under the patronage of Galerie Romanet and, subsequently, the Wally Findlay Galleries.

This painting filled with sunlight and tender warmth and titled La Mère et L'Enfant is attributed to his Galerie Romanet period. Typical of this period, here Le Pho escapes the dark and clearly delineated lines of his earlier works to explore a more free and expressionistic style. He plays with the viewer's depth of view by masterfully blending foreground and background through light, feathery brushwork. The bright yellows, rich browns and warm beige tones that dominate the picture create a golden glow that illuminates the subjects in diffuse and hazy light.

Le Pho created an ideal world of beauty and love, depicting a young mother supporting her baby and encouraging him as he reaches out to grasp a leafy branch from a tall tree. Nothing else exists in this idyllic scene, as it captures a tender glimpse of the immutable and sacrosanct bond shared by Mother and Child.