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Marlene Dumas — Body Bag
Marlene Dumas

Body Bag

2002

Marlene Dumas's 2002 work addresses themes of mortality and trauma through abstracted figuration rendered in gestural brushstrokes. The dark palette and fragmented forms create a haunting psychological atmosphere.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction

March 1, 2023

Estimate: $1,200,000$1,800,000

Lot 126

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Marlene Dumas, Body Bag, 2002

Marlene Dumas's 2002 work addresses themes of mortality and trauma through abstracted figuration rendered in gestural brushstrokes. The dark palette and fragmented forms create a haunting psychological atmosphere.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
2002
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Dark, Dumas, Figure, Expressionism, Abstraction, Contemporary Art, 2002, Oil on Canvas

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago