Mid Century Nocturnal Horses with Riders Under Moonlight Lithograph Limited Edition

Compelling nocturnal lithograph of two women on horseback by Hoi Lebadang (Vietnamese/French: 1922 - 2015), circa 1960. Dark Prussian blue background with two women on moonlight ride leads viewer to wonder what their story is and what they're riding to or from. Drawing shows Marc Chagall's influence on Lebadang. Pops of red and pink bring interest and dimension to overall pleasing and balanced composition.

Medium: Lithograph on paper
Edition: 167/275
Signed and Numbered below image "167/275....Hoi"
COA on back
Presented in wood frame under glass; new archival mat
Image size: 19"H x 13"W
Paper size: 20.38"H x 15.38"W

Lebadang (Hoi) was born in Quang Tri, Vietnam in 1922. He moved to France in 1939 to pursue an art career at Ecole de Beaus Arts de Toulouse. While studying there he was awarded prizes for painting, drawing, and sculpture and won his first commission.

By 1950 the Paris art community had recognized Lebadang's work, appreciating the blend of European and Far Eastern culture and philosophies reflected in it. The director of the Far Eastern Department at UNESCO commissioned him to illustrate a book of poetry, published by Editions Euros.

Lebadang was first represented in the United States, in 1966, with an exhibition of his paintings at the Cincinnati Art Museum. In describing his art today critics remark that it incorporates everyday subjects into dream-like expressions of thought. Lebadang, an accomplished printmaker, favors the techniques of etching, lithograph, and serigraph. He also has done lithographs using the name Hoi.

Lebadang's work is exhibited in Dusseldorf, Paris, Nantes, Cologne, Cannes and Aix en Provence galleries. His work is owned in permanent private and public collections including: Rockefeller Collection, New York; Loo Collection in Tokyo; Verkerke Collection, Holland; Phoenix Art Museum, USA; Cincinnati Museum, USA; Columbia Art Institute, USA; Lund University Museum, Sweden; Foundation Museum, Kenya; and the Museum of Arts and Letters, France.


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: New archival mat; paper shows some minor rippling and tonal aging on edge consistent with age (see image); frame is included as-is

Origin:
Viet Nam

Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph

Details:
Art Subjects: Abstract
Frame Type: Framed
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Country of Origin: Viet Nam

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; New archival mat; paper shows some minor rippling and tonal aging on edge consistent with age (see image); frame is included as-is