La Mère et L'Enfant circa 1956 signed; numbered and titled with gallery labels on the reverse oil on silk on masonite 45 by 32 cm. 17 6/8 by 12 5/8 in.FootnotesProvenance Galerie Romanet, Paris Findlay Galleries, New York Acquired directly from the above by the present owner Private Collection, New York 黎譜 母與子 約一九五六年作 簽名 ：黎譜 le pho La Mere et L'enfant R263 （畫背） 油彩絹本 來源 法國巴黎Galerie Romanet 美國紐約Findlay Galleries 現藏家得自上述畫廊 美國紐約私人收藏 Le Pho's oeuvre can be categorised into three distinct periods: Hanoi, Romanet and Findlay. The Hanoi period (1925-1937) covers his formative years in l'École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine in Hanoi through to his early years in Paris. The Romanet (1937-1963) and Findlay (1963- 2001) periods encompass his mature career in Paris under the patronage of Galerie Romanet and, subsequently, the Wally Findlay Galleries. This painting filled with sunlight and tender warmth and titled La Mère et L'Enfant is attributed to his Galerie Romanet period. Typical of this period, here Le Pho escapes the dark and clearly delineated lines of his earlier works to explore a more free and expressionistic style. He plays with the viewer's depth of view by masterfully blending foreground and background through light, feathery brushwork. The bright yellows, rich browns and warm beige tones that dominate the picture create a golden glow that illuminates the subjects in diffuse and hazy light. Le Pho created an ideal world of beauty and love, depicting a young mother supporting her baby and encouraging him as he reaches out to grasp a leafy branch from a tall tree. Nothing else exists in this idyllic scene, as it captures a tender glimpse of the immutable and sacrosanct bond shared by Mother and Child.