Anyone wishing to participate in the auction of lot 160 must - Lot 160

Anyone wishing to participate in the auction of lot 160 must register with the Auction House and make a deposit of 30,000 euros by 6 pm on October 12, 2023. This deposit must be made by bank transfer or via our website (payment/online payment page). No live bids will be accepted for these lots; only pre-registered persons will be entitled to bid by telephone. Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980) Contemplation, 1941 Ink and colors on silk. Signed lower right Mai Thu, artist's stamp and dated 1941, titled on the back "Contemplation". Dimensions: 44 x 27 cm. (Small pieces of silk missing from the edges). Provenance: Galerie Romanet, Galerie d'art Pasteur, Algiers circa 1941-1942, no. 2. Touraine private collection. Bibliography: This work will be referenced in the catalog raisonné of Mai Trung Thu's work currently being prepared by Madame Mai Lan Phuong, under number MT0488. A certificate from Madame Mai Lan Phuong will be given to the buyer. Born in 1906 in the village of Rho-Na, Kien An province. After secondary school at the Lycée Français, Mai Trung Thu entered the Hanoi School of Fine Arts from 1925 to 1930. During his teaching career, he asked to be sent to France for the 1937 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts. Mai Thrung Thu's main technique is painting on silk. The lines are strong and firm, the colors and tones subtle and soft. These works often illustrate the life of Indochina's upper classes. Together with his friend Le Pho, they are the most famous representatives of the first generation of modern Vietnamese artists.