Mai Thu, 1946, La Femme au châle rouge (The Woman With The Red Shawl) or the eyes and the heart
In 1946, Mai Thu has been living for the past two years in Vanves, a commune bordering Paris, in an…
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In 1946, Mai Thu has been living for the past two years in Vanves, a commune bordering Paris, in an…
The interior bears witness to the somewhat old-fashioned austerity of the wealthy residences in Hanoi or Hue, at the time.…
This large (46 x 60 cm) and beautiful gouache and ink on silk belongs to a series of works created…
Mai Thu, proud to be Tonkinese, depicts the mountains of the Middle Region in the distance. Set far back in…
The date and title of this large and unusual gouache and ink on silk can be explained: In 1974, the…
Mai Trung Thu, in his career as an artist, has never hesitated though exceptionally, to confront himself pictorially with the…
In 1940, when he painted this rare and subtle gouache and ink on silk, Mai Thu was already living in…
In 1937, Mai Thu’s two best friends have already taken a leap : Vu Cao Dam settled in Paris as…
1977: two years earlier, the Vietnam War ends with what some will call the “fall”, and others the “liberation” of…
Any ranking is, by its very nature, relative and subjective. Though occasionally unfair, such a ranking is always instructive. The…