Artwork by Vietnamese million-dollar painter sets new record in Hong Kong

La famille dans le jardin (The Family in the Garden) by Lê Phổ has been sold for HK$18.6 million (US$2.369 million) at the ‘50th Anniversary Modern Evening Auction’ by Sotheby's Hong Kong. — Photos courtesy of Sotheby’s via VIoetnam News/ANN

HANOI/HONG KONG, April 9 (Vietnam News/ANN): The late Vietnamese painter Le Pho (1907-2001) broke a new record with the sale of La famille dans le jardin (The Family in the Garden) at a recent auction in Hong Kong.

The ink-and-gouache-on-silk painting was sold for HK$18.6 million (US$2.369 million) at the ‘50th Anniversary Modern Evening Auction’ by Sotheby's Hong Kong.