MAI TRUNG THU (1906-1980) "NUDE AND THE BIRD,... Lot 307

MAI TRUNG THU (1906-1980) "NUDE AND THE BIRD, 1968" Ink and gouache on silk pongee, signed and dated '68' lower left. Titled, dated '68' and monogrammed on the back. Accompanied by a marie-louise of the artist. INK AND GOUACHE ON SILK, SIGNED AND DATED '68' LOWER LEFT, TITLED AND DATED '68' ON THE REVERSE. AT SIGHT: 24,4 X 12 CM (3 15/16 X 4 3/4 IN.) NOTE This work is kindly confirmed by the Mai-Thu Committee and will be reproduced in the artist's catalogue raisonnée. A certificate can be provided by the Mai-Thu Committee at the request of the purchaser. A similar work, titled "Golden Cage", dated 1966 was sold on 5 April 2010, Sotheby's Hong Kong, lot 85. It was used as an illustration for the exhibition presented by Jean-François Apesteguy, "La Femme" Vue par Mai-Thu, Peintures récentes sur soie, Galerie Cardo Matignon, Paris, 21 May-15 June 1968.