
La Toilette
1938
"La Toilette" by Lê Phổ is a delicate composition executed in ink and gouache on silk, showcasing the artist's mastery of both Vietnamese and French artistic traditions. The work depicts an intimate domestic scene rendered with the refined elegance characteristic of Lê Phổ's figurative practice, employing subtle gradations of color and fluid brushwork to capture a moment of personal grooming. Mounted on cardboard in the artist's frame, the piece exemplifies the technical sophistication and cultural synthesis that defined this influential twentieth century painter's approach to modernist art.
- Medium
- ink and gouache on silk, pasted on cardboard in artist's frame
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
November 25, 2024
Lot 14
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