French city hosts major exhibition of late Vietnamese painter’s artworks
A large-scale exhibition featuring about 140 artworks by late Vietnamese painter Mai Trung Thu is underway at Ursuline Museum in the central France city of Mâcon.
Paris (VNA) – A large-scale exhibition featuring aꦬbout140 artworks by late 🔯Vietnamese painter Mai Trung Thu is underway atUrsuline Museum in the central France city of Mâcon.
This is the first time a French museum hascollected such a large number of works by one of the leading painters ofVietnam’s contemporary art. The exhibition will run until the end of October. Addressing the opening ceremony of the event, Ambassador Le ThiHong Van, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to UNESCO, expressed hergratitude to the French city for holding the exhibition and bringing the quintessenceof the painter's work to art lovers. She added that activities introducing the Vietnamese culture in Macon reflect the dynamic and practical cooperation of the Vietnam-France strategic partnership,she said, adding that the 12th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference will be held in Vietnam nextyear. Mai Lan Phuong, the only daughter of the late painter, also attendedthe ceremony. Earlier in June, the Ursulines museum inaugurated a space displaying the copies of more than 30 artworks by Thuat Lyon station in Paris, an important transport hub of the French capitalcity. Until September, Mâcon city is to host dozensof major events promoting Vietnamese culture, including a concert and thosethat introduce Vietnam’s folk music, cuisine and calligraphy.
A visitor at the event (Photo: VNA)
Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980) was considered as one of the fourmost renowned Vietnamese artists based in France. He was one of the graduates of the first course of the Fine Arts College ofIndochina, or Ecole des Beaux-Art de l'Indochine, in Hanoi. He joined the French army in 1940. After leaving the army one year later, he decided to settle in Mâcon.
His reputation was closely ass𝓀ociated with silk paintings onthe subjects of women, children and everyday life, showcasing typical Asianculture in the early 20th century./.
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Works on display at the exhibition (Photo: VNA) 
A visitor at the event (Photo: VNA) 
