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MAI trung THU (1906-1980)
The item was sold for 182 000 €
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MAI trung THU (1906-1980)
La lecture, 1945
Encre et couleurs sur soie, signée et datée en haut à droite
27 x 40.5 cm -10 5/8 x 15 1/2 in.
Ink and color on silk, signed and dated upper right
Une attestation d'inclusion au catalogue raisonné de l'artiste actuellement en préparation par Charlotte Reynier-Aguttes sera remise à l'acquéreur
PROVENANCE Alger, Galerie Romanet-Galerie d'Art Pasteur, Algérie
Collection privée (acquis auprès du précédent à Alger en 1952)
Puis par descendance, France
MAI TRUNG THỨ
Painter of intimacy and family, this work wonderfully illustrates the artist's talent to transcribe maternal love. The serenity of the composition is allowed by a soft palette where the colors are delicately echoed. Thus the discreet red hue of the mother's mouth is found in the support of the vase. The very present celadon tones participate in the peaceful side of this scene. The uncluttered background reveals the work of perspective. Bent over a book, faces together the mother and her child are absorbed by their reader. The simple yet highly mastered line offers delicate faces with slender features. A fine portraitist, the artist succeeds in brilliantly transcribing this complicity. With a masterful hand, Mai Trung Thu invites the viewer to share this happy moment.
La lecture, 1945
Encre et couleurs sur soie, signée et datée en haut à droite
27 x 40.5 cm -10 5/8 x 15 1/2 in.
Ink and color on silk, signed and dated upper right
Une attestation d'inclusion au catalogue raisonné de l'artiste actuellement en préparation par Charlotte Reynier-Aguttes sera remise à l'acquéreur
PROVENANCE Alger, Galerie Romanet-Galerie d'Art Pasteur, Algérie
Collection privée (acquis auprès du précédent à Alger en 1952)
Puis par descendance, France
MAI TRUNG THỨ
Painter of intimacy and family, this work wonderfully illustrates the artist's talent to transcribe maternal love. The serenity of the composition is allowed by a soft palette where the colors are delicately echoed. Thus the discreet red hue of the mother's mouth is found in the support of the vase. The very present celadon tones participate in the peaceful side of this scene. The uncluttered background reveals the work of perspective. Bent over a book, faces together the mother and her child are absorbed by their reader. The simple yet highly mastered line offers delicate faces with slender features. A fine portraitist, the artist succeeds in brilliantly transcribing this complicity. With a masterful hand, Mai Trung Thu invites the viewer to share this happy moment.