A painting sold for a record price of more than a million euros in an auction room in Nantes

Tuesday 12th November 2024 04:12 PM

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Never has a painting by the Vietnamese artist Mai-Thu sold for so much. Mother and Children sold for a crazy price of €1,091,200 on Tuesday, November 12, at Maison Ivoire, an auction house in Nantes.

“Mother and Children” sold at a record price for the artist in France, Tuesday November 12 in Nantes, after a bitter fight between five buyers. | IVORY HOUSE

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“Mother and Children” sold for a record price for the artist in France, Tuesday November 12 in Nantes, after a bitter fight between five buyers. | IVORY HOUSE

It was discovered as part of an inheritance. This Tuesday, November 12, a painting by the Vietnamese artist Mai-Thu sold for €1,091,200. The sale was made at Maison Ivoire Nantes. This is a record for a work by this artist.

Estimated between €200,000 and €300,000, this ink on silk created in 1975 was lost in a fight between five determined buyers. A Vietnamese collector present in the room…