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MAI TRUNG THU (1906-1980)
Lot 213 A Landmark Collection of Vietnamese Art : THE JEAN-MARC LEFÈVRE COLLECTION

MAI TRUNG THU (1906-1980)

Retour de la cueillette (Back from Fruit Picking)

Closed3 December 2020

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HKD 437,500

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MAI TRUNG THU (1906-1980)
Retour de la cueillette (Back from Fruit Picking)
signed and dated ‘MAI TR THU 1935’ (lower right)
pastel, charcoal, and chalk on paper
58.8 x 38.8 cm. (23 1/8 x 15 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1935
one seal of the artist

Collection of Jean-Marc Lefèvre, Paris, France

Specialist note

"The quintessential Vietnamese silhouette : strength and elegance. Confidence and tenderness. The genius of the artist transpires in his subtle rendering of volumes."