Mai Trung Thu, dit MAI-THU (1906-1980) - Lot 13

Mai Trung Thu, dit MAI-THU (1906-1980) Children reading, 1960 Ink and colors on silk (pongee) Signed and dated lower left Titled "Étude" and dated 1960 on the back 22.5 x 22.5 cm on view Dimensions with self-made frame: 35.5 x 35.5 cm. A certificate from Madame Lan Mai Phuong, the painter's sole successor, dated December 21, 2023, will be presented to the buyer. The work will also appear in the catalog raisonné currently in preparation. In the corner of an interior, open on the left towards a garden, stands a black wooden coffee table. Facing each other, two young boys lean against it. One of them places his left hand on a sheet of paper entitled Tho (poem), which is being read aloud. On the table, two books with red and yellow covers are laid out; the one on top, with a drawing of a lute (Dan Ty Ba), reads Am Nhac, "Music".