Liszt, Lilies, and Le Pho

LE PHO (Vietnamese, 1907-2001), Bouquet de lys (Bouquet of Lilies), Painted circa 1936, signed ‘Le pho’ (lower right), ink and gouache on silk laid on board, 55 × 72.5 cm. (21 5/8 x 28 1/2 in.), Image Source: Christie’s

” (Le Pho) refuses the ordering by human action and chooses instead the order of nature: no cut flowers in a vase destined to die quickly, no flowers in a pot destined to live weary of themselves. The marvelous eternity of Nature triumphs over the mortal man. And that is why the ‘bouquet’ is no bouquet at all.”

Jean-François Hubert
Senior Expert, Vietnamese Art, Christie’s

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