Le Pho
Figures in a garden
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern Evening Auction, Lot 1028
12. APR - 27. APR 2022
Modern Evening Auction, Lot 1028
12. APR - 27. APR 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private American Collection
Le Pho
1907 - 2001
Figures in a garden
oil on canvas laid on panels (3)
signed Le Pho in English and Chinese (lower right)
Each: 175 by 69.5 cm; 68 ¾ by 27 ¼ in. (3)
Overall: 175 by 209.5 cm; 68 ¾ by 82 ¼ in.
---------------------------------------------- 美國重要私人收藏
Private Collection, USA (acquired from Wally Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, 1973) | Private Collection, USA (by descent from the above) | ---------------------------------------------- | 美國,私人收藏(1973年直接購自棕櫚灘,威利・芬尼畫廊) | 美國,私人收藏(直接購自上述來源)
Le Pho
1907 - 2001
Figures in a garden
oil on canvas laid on panels (3)
signed Le Pho in English and Chinese (lower right)
Each: 175 by 69.5 cm; 68 ¾ by 27 ¼ in. (3)
Overall: 175 by 209.5 cm; 68 ¾ by 82 ¼ in.
---------------------------------------------- 美國重要私人收藏
Private Collection, USA (acquired from Wally Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, 1973) | Private Collection, USA (by descent from the above) | ---------------------------------------------- | 美國,私人收藏(1973年直接購自棕櫚灘,威利・芬尼畫廊) | 美國,私人收藏(直接購自上述來源)
A top price for Le Pho
The work Figures in a garden by Le Pho was worth HKD 17,920,000.00 (€ 2,166,658.44) to a buyer in April last year. This price was achieved in the auction Modern Evening Auction at Sothebys in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 3,000,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Figures in a garden the most expensive artwork by Le Pho that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Le Pho
Die Arbeit Figures in a garden von Le Pho war einem Käufer im April letzten Jahres HKD 17.920.000,00 (€ 2.166.658,44) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern Evening Auction bei Sothebys in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 3.000.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Figures in a garden zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Le Pho, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.