LE THI LUU (1911–1988) - Lot 131

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LE THI LUU (1911–1988) - Lot 131
LE THI LUU (1911–1988) Motherhood, 1973 Colored inks and white gouache highlights on silk mounted on cardboard. Signed and dated lower left 35.4 x 27.3 cm Appraiser: Cabinet CHANOIT, 01 47 70 22 33 Provenance: -Collection from Northern France -Galerie J. Le Chapelin, 71 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, gallery active between 1948 and 1977 (label on the back of the frame). * Note: In accordance with the terms of sale, the buyer is responsible for the resale royalty on this lot (4% of the hammer price only for amounts between €750 and €50,000, decreasing thereafter) Selected bibliographic references: The first woman admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts d’Indochine (Hanoi), Le Thi Luu made her mark in a predominantly male artistic milieu and left her stamp on her era through her intimate depictions of women and family. This pioneer of modern Vietnamese art is part of the renowned quartet of artists from Vietnam active in France during the 20th century, alongside Mai Trung Thu (1906–1980), Le Pho (1907–2001), and Vu Cao Dam (1908–2000). Born into a wealthy and cultured family, Le Thi Luu decided at a very young age to pursue a career as a painter despite the conservative social climate of the time. She enrolled at the Hanoi School of Fine Arts under the guidance of Victor Tardieu and Joseph Inguimberty—at just 15 years old! She graduated at the top of her class in 1933 and taught painting in Hanoi, then in Saigon. She traveled to France for the 1937 International Exposition and settled there permanently. Upon Le Thi Luu’s death, her family donated most of her works to the Saigon Museum of Fine Arts, which organized a retrospective in 2022. Her prolific body of work includes nearly 300 paintings, and Le Thi Luu is still considered one of the most important Vietnamese female painters of her time. Modern Vietnamese Painting by Women: In the 1950s, Le Thi Luu abandoned oil on canvas to devote herself fully to gouache and ink on silk, a traditional technique in Vietnamese painting. Unlike most artists, for whom mounting the silk onto paper is the final step, she began by applying the silk directly to the paper support. Le Thi Luu’s work consists mainly of portraits of women and children, rural landscapes, and scenes from daily life. A committed feminist, she joined the Union of Women Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers during her years in Paris. The soft, evanescent brushwork is reminiscent of pastel and reflects the artist’s Post-Impressionist sensibility; she admired the work of Auguste Renoir and Pierre Bonnard. Following in their footsteps, Le Thi Luu opts here for a vivid and luminous color palette and dynamic movement achieved through small touches of color. Highlights of white illuminate the contours, bringing to life the full lips and tender gazes of the mother and child. ATTENTION! Bids and purchase orders for this lot are subject to conditions. In order to bid on this lot, you will be required to post a deposit. Please contact our auction house before the sale begins: lille@artefact-encheres.com or +33 (0)3 20 68 39 28. If you have not contacted our auction house before this lot comes up for auction, your bids will not be considered Please note that bids and absentee bids on this lot are subject to conditions. To bid on this lot, a deposit will be required. You must contact the auction house at lille@artefact-encheres.com or +33 (0)3 20 68 39 28. If you did not contact our office before the start of the auction, your bids will not be taken into account.
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