Mai Trung Thu’s Artworks

Mai Trung Thu or Mai Thu (1906-1980) was a famous painter in Vietnamese Contemporary Fine Arts in the early 20th century. He was a student of the first class of the Indochina Fine Arts College (1925-1930). His artworks were characterized by the optimism and romanticism which played an important role in Vietnamese Modern graphics featuring Vietnamese soul. In addition, he was a photographer and cinematographer. He made significant contributions to the collection of valuable data about President Ho Chi Minh and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. In 2014, a street in Bach Dang Ward, Hai An District, Hai Phong (his homeland) was named after him.

Full name: Mai Trung Thu (Mai Thu)
Born on November 10th, 1906 in Hai Phong
Died on October 10th, 1980 in Paris
Artistic style: oil painting, silk painting
Main artworks: Mona Lisa, Children playing, Still lifes, Women, Children, Life
Other jobs: photographer, cinematographer.

Mai Trung Thu’s outstanding artworks:

The artwork “Tea time” was fetched 815,500 HKD (2.2 billion VND) at auction at Sotheby's Auction House — The artwork “Tea time” was fetched 815,500 HKD (2.2 billion VND) at auction at Sotheby’s Auction House

The painting “Woman on the balcony”, 1940, was sold for 600,000 HKD (nearly 1.7 billion VND) at auction.

The painting “5 young women” (Mai trung Thu) was fetched 625,000 HKD (over 1.7 billion VND) at auction

The painting “Mother teaches to embroider” was printed by UNICEF to raise World Children's Fund — The painting “Mother teaches to embroider” was printed by UNICEF to raise World Children’s Fund

Some photos of painter Mai Trung Thu

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