Auction on
11 June 2019 - 15:00 (CEST) -
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Painter, filmmaker and musician Mai-Thu came to Paris for the Exposition des arts décoratifs in 1937. His work focuses on women and children from Vietnam.
Mai Trung Thu, known as Mai-Thu (1906-1980), Auprès du grand-père (With the Grandfather), ink and colours on silk, 100 x 81 cm. Estimate: €100,000/120,000
Mai Trung Thu, known as Mai-Thu (1906-1980), Auprès du grand-père (With the Grandfather), ink and colours on silk, 100 x 81 cm. Estimate: €100,000/120,000
On a neutral, cloudy green background, Mai-Thu evokes the simplicity of everyday life in Vietnam, offering a scene full of life and emotion. An elderly, richly dressed man with a white beard is straining to hear – probably because he…
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