On October 3, 2022, at Aguttes, France, there will be an auction titled ‘Peintres & Arts du Vietnam – Vietnamese Painting and Art’.
In addition to paintings by Vietnamese artists such as Le Pho, Mai Trung Thu, Le Thi Luu, Vu Cao Dam, Le Quoc Loc… there is also a special artifact. It’s the ‘Palette de l’artiste – Artist’s Palette’ on the “Bois, pigments à l’huile” wooden board with gouache and oil paint.
According to information from the auction house:
“Here, it is an intimate moment that Mai Trung Thứ shares through this palette that was gifted to his framer in 1941, and which has been kept by the family ever since. It was recently exhibited at the Macon Museum as part of the exhibition ‘Mai Thu, echo of a dreamed Vietnam’.”
And “By passing on this very personal object, he allows its owner to discover the essence of the artist’s relationship with his material.”
“The nuances of Mai Trung Thứ’s colors contribute to the virtuosity of his work. His artistic sensitivity is expressed through the subtlety of his palette, which he handles with delicacy.”
“A lover of music, a recurring theme in his work, Mai Trung Thứ uses his painter’s palette as a score cradled by the hues of his melodies. The palette holds the intriguing secrets of the artist’s soul, gradually becoming an attribute of the painter, like an extension of his hand and mind.”
“All the painter’s subtlety is revealed by the outpouring of soft and shimmering colors, characteristic of his paintings. Shaded with yellow, ochre, then green and blue, the pigments blossom in accordance with his inspirations.”
With dimensions of 37.4×54.2cm, the starting price is 8.000 – 12.000 EUR… this is a good price for a “special painting”, with great collectible significance. Any collector who already has many paintings by Mai Trung Thứ should have the ‘Palette de l’artiste’. It is both as a painting and as a working tool of the artist. Because the artist used this palette to create many of his famous paintings.
About the meaning of collecting art items, please refer to our translation at the following link
https://vietartview.com.vn/jonathan-rendell-cach-toi…/
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