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Marlene Dumas — Fingers
Marlene Dumas

Fingers

A delicate yet unsettling watercolour by Marlene Dumas, *Fingers* renders the human hand with the artist's characteristic blend of vulnerability and psychological tension. Loose, fluid brushwork allows the pigment to bleed and pool across the paper, giving the flesh an almost raw, exposed quality. The work reflects Dumas's ongoing exploration of the body as a site of intimacy, desire, and unease.

Medium
watercolour on paper

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 17, 2013

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Marlene Dumas, Fingers

A delicate yet unsettling watercolour by Marlene Dumas, *Fingers* renders the human hand with the artist's characteristic blend of vulnerability and psychological tension. Loose, fluid brushwork allows the pigment to bleed and pool across the paper, giving the flesh an almost raw, exposed quality. The work reflects Dumas's ongoing exploration of the body as a site of intimacy, desire, and unease.

Medium
watercolour on paper
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Watercolor, Monochrome, Minimalist, Hands, Expressive, Melancholic, Portrait, South African, Figurative, Contemporary

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago