Lot Essay
"This very beautiful woman picks fruit as if caressing them: Mai Thu, a vivifying soul. A refined work where beauty is of shocking simplicity. The tones of the gouache, imbued with discretion."
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A Landmark Collection of Vietnamese Art : THE JEAN-MARC LEFÈVRE COLLECTION
MAI TRUNG THU (1906-1980)
La cueillette (Picking Fruit)
Details
MAI TRUNG THU (1906-1980)
La cueillette (Picking Fruit)
signed and dated ‘MAI THU 1941’ (lower right)
ink and gouache on silk
41.2 x 22.5 cm. (16 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Painted in 1941
one seal of the artist
La cueillette (Picking Fruit)
signed and dated ‘MAI THU 1941’ (lower right)
ink and gouache on silk
41.2 x 22.5 cm. (16 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Painted in 1941
one seal of the artist
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Collection of Jean-Marc Lefèvre, Paris, France
Collection of Jean-Marc Lefèvre, Paris, France
Brought to you by
Dexter How (陶啟勇)