Le Pho, French, Vietnamese, 1907 to 2001, oil on canvas still life painting depicting flowers in the vase. Signed lower right by the artist in English and Chinese. Framed. Circa: the 1960s or 1970s. Le Pho was a painter best known for his stylized depictions of nudes, gardens, and floral still lifes. His work succeeded in merging impressionism, surrealism, and traditional Chinese painting into a sensual yet disconcerting vision of Eden. Mid Century Still Life Painting And French Art Collectibles.