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_La Source_, 1966 - Signed and dated lower right, stamped with the artist’s seal - Ink and gouache on silk in the artist’s original frame - 95,3 x 72,4 x 2,8 cm (framed) - 37 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 1 1/8 in (framed)

The estate of  Mai-Thu

Vietnamese painter Mai Trung Thu (Kiến An, November 10, 1906 - Clichy, October 10, 1980) has been known since the late 1950s for his paintings on silk. These works have been widely reproduced and have contributed aknowledging traditional Vietnamese life during times of peace and upheaval of the Vietnam War. An amateur filmmaker and photographer, he was also a musician who expressed this passion throughout all periods of his painting.

Selected artworks

  • _La Source_, 1966 - Signed and dated lower right, stamped with the artist’s seal - Ink and gouache on silk in the artist’s original frame - 95,3 x 72,4 x 2,8 cm (framed) - 37 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 1 1/8 in (framed)
    _La Source_, 1966 - Signed and dated lower right, stamped with the artist’s seal - Ink and gouache on silk in the artist’s original frame - 95,3 x 72,4 x 2,8 cm (framed) - 37 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 1 1/8 in (framed)

    Mai-Thu La Source, 1966

    Ink and colors on silk
    Signed and dated lower right
    Dated, titled and monogrammed on the back
    In the original artist's frame
    95,3 x 72,4 x 2,8 cm
    37 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 1 1/8 in (framed)

  • Le dessin, 1959 - Signed and dated upper left, stamped with the artist’s seal - Ink and gouache on silk in the artist’s original frame - 33 x 27 x 3 cm (framed) - 13 x 10 1/2 x 1 in
    Le dessin, 1959 - Signed and dated upper left, stamped with the artist’s seal - Ink and gouache on silk in the artist’s original frame - 33 x 27 x 3 cm (framed) - 13 x 10 1/2 x 1 in

    Mai-Thu Le Dessin, 1959

    Ink and colors on silk
    Signed and dated upper left.
    In the original artist's frame
    33 x 27 cm
    13 x 10 5/8 in (framed)

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