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Mai Trung Thu — Mai Trung Thu 枚中栨 (梅忠恕)| Mona Lisa 蒙娜麗莎

Mai Trung Thu

Mai Trung Thu 枚中栨 (梅忠恕)| Mona Lisa 蒙娜麗莎

1958

Mai Trung Thu's 'Mona Lisa' from 1958 is rendered in ink and gouache on silk, reinterpreting the iconic portrait through Eastern artistic traditions. The work bridges Western and Asian artistic conventions.

Medium
ink and gouache on silk

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Art

July 2, 2023

Estimate: $130,000$200,000

Lot 29

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Mai Trung Thu, Mai Trung Thu 枚中栨 (梅忠恕)| Mona Lisa 蒙娜麗莎, 1958

Mai Trung Thu's 'Mona Lisa' from 1958 is rendered in ink and gouache on silk, reinterpreting the iconic portrait through Eastern artistic traditions. The work bridges Western and Asian artistic conventions.

Medium
ink and gouache on silk
Year
1958
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Mona Lisa, Silk, Ink And Gouache, Classical reinterpretation, Portrait, Mid-Century, Vietnamese

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