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MAI TRUNG THU (1906-1980)
Lot 203 A Landmark Collection of Vietnamese Art : THE JEAN-MARC LEFÈVRE COLLECTION

MAI TRUNG THU (1906-1980)

La Calligraphie (Calligraphy)

Closed3 December 2020

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HKD 625,000

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MAI TRUNG THU (1906-1980)
La Calligraphie (Calligraphy)
signed and dated ‘MAI THU 1941’ (upper right)
ink and gouache on silk
24 x 42 cm. (9 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)
Painted in 1941
one seal of the artist

Private Collection, France (acquired directly from the artist)
Collection of Jean-Marc Lefèvre, Paris, France

Specialist note

"This child captures my attention: her entire being is carefully focused, enthralled in her calligraphy. The subtle geometric decorum encourages her. Such is the Vietnamese will power. The simplicity of Mai Thu’s early works is exquisite."