Le Pho (1907 - 2001). Watercolor on paper. Signed Le Pho. "Home is where the art is for lamented Le Pho" by Le Thanh Tru. Some of those who have comfortable lives in the West have gradually forgotten their roots, their homeland but that could never be said of Le Pho, the last of four famous Vietnamese painters in France. Le Pho, one of the first graduates of the French-built Indochina Fine Arts College, died in mid-December last year in France at the age of 94; yet for all his decades abroad, he never forgot his birthplace and one can be sure his soul seeks it still. From his earliest days, Le Pho nurtured a deep passion for painting. When opportunities were wanting, he made his own: from imitating pictures and photos to drawing back for a small local photographic shop. Measure 10 1/2"in H x 6 1/2"in W painting , 21"in H x 16"in W with frame.

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