Lot 201 · 20th Century Art Day Sale
Maternité (Maternity)
Mai Trung Thu · ink and gouache on silk in the artist’s original frame
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- Estimate
- HK$550,000–HK$750,000 hammer ≈ $70,113–$95,608
- Result
- upcoming — 29 May 2023
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Art Day Sale, Hong Kong · 29 May 2023
- Dimensions
- 27 x 18 cm. (10 5/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3358487
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3358487 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3358487
Mai Trung Thu, Maternité (Maternity). Christie's, 29 May 2023, lot 201. estimate HK$550,000–HK$750,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3358487.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
94% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Mai Trung Thu, Maternité (Maternity). Christie's, 29 May 2023, lot 201. estimate HK$550,000–HK$750,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3358487.
From the same sale 20th Century Art Day Sale · May 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| To the Pagoda | U OHN LWIN (1907-1988) | HK$80,000–HK$150,000 | upcoming |
| Sunset in Abstract Landscape | Cheong Soo Pieng | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | upcoming |
| Tunique bleue (Blue Ao Dai) | Mai Trung Thu | HK$550,000–HK$750,000 | upcoming |
| Alleyway | Cheong Soo Pieng | HK$1,000,000–HK$1,500,000 | upcoming |
| Old Tree by Stream | Fan Tchunpi | HK$500,000–HK$800,000 | upcoming |
| untitled | Wang Yancheng | HK$400,000–HK$550,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mai Trung Thu | Huit enfants, garçons et filles (Eight children, boys and gi | $88,983 | Phillips, Mar 2023 | |
| Mai Trung Thu | femme au pipa (woman with pipa) | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Mai Trung Thu 枚中栨 （梅忠恕） | La leçon du grand-père 爺爺的訓勉 | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Mai Trung Thu 枚中栨 （梅忠恕）| A gust of wind 一陣風 | Sotheby's, Aug 2022 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Femme en blanc à l’écharpe verte (Lady in White with a Green | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | mai trung thu 梅忠恕 | exode (exodus) 流徙 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Sadness | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Mai Trung Thu | Mai Trung Thu 枚中栨 （梅忠恕）| Amour filial (femme tenant son enfa | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.