Mai Thu, « La Classe » (The Class), 1955, or the delight of a world without hitch
1955 was a pivotal year for Mai Thu, the painter, the man, and the citizen. The previous year had been…
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« Le Retour du Marché » (Coming back from the market), 1933, « Les Trois Femmes » (Three women), 1934 et « L’Heure du Thé à Hué » (Tea time in Hué) 1937, by Joseph Inguimberty, Nguyen Gia Tri and Mai Trung Thu, or the sovereign crystallization of desire
Three artists with different projects and techniques come together historically to create three icons of Vietnamese painting. Inguimberty or the…
Mai Thu, « L’heure du thé à Hué (‘Tea Time in Hué’), 1937, or the conservatory-sanctuary
When Mai Thu painted this exceptional picture in 1937, he was already recognised by his peers and had acquired a…
Mai Thu, 1935, « The return of the harvest », or no one can be deprived of nostalgia
On October 21, 1930, having just graduated (on June 19) from the Hanoi School of Fine Arts, in the first…
Mai Thu, 1946, “Mother and children” or the “delicate manifestation” – is it really that delicate ?
In 1960, French art critic Maximilien Gautier (1893-1977), proposed – in a booklet published by Mai Thu’s dealer Jean-François Apestéguy…
Mai Thu, « La Coiffure » circa 1939, or the “sailing cloud”
“La coiffure” is an enchanting painting by a passionate artist. A major work with an extremely rare stamp and a…
Mai Thu, 1961. Mother and Children. Or the secular Quân Âm
The light, nuanced background, with its discreet vegetal decoration, and the frame executed by the artist with its barely sketched…
Mai Thu, 1959, « Les Enfants » (Children), or the certainty of hope
We are honored to present a breathtaking work by Mai Thu. In 1959, the year of our painting, the 53…
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…
Mai Thu, 1943, « L’élégante Interrogation » (The Elegant Questioning), or Will All The Images Disappear?
The interior bears witness to the somewhat old-fashioned austerity of the wealthy residences in Hanoi or Hue, at the time.…