Late Viet painter sets record at HK art auction

Masterpiece on display: A woman admiring Le Pho’s La famille dans le jardin (The Family in the Garden), which was auctioned for a record fee in Hong Kong. — Vietnam News/ANN

HONG KONG: 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$18.6mil (RM10.4mil) during the 50th Anniversary Modern Evening Auction by Sotheby’s Hong Kong.