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Marlene Dumas — Older Woman
Marlene Dumas

Older Woman

1996

A haunting and expressive portrait rendered in Dumas's signature loose, gestural style, where fluid ink and wash dissolve the figure into an atmosphere of raw emotional intensity. The older woman's face emerges from the paper with a visceral immediacy, her features simultaneously vulnerable and commanding. Dumas's fluid brushwork and muted tones speak to themes of aging, identity, and the complex dignity of the female form.

Medium
mixed media on paper

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 6, 2016

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Marlene Dumas, Older Woman, 1996

A haunting and expressive portrait rendered in Dumas's signature loose, gestural style, where fluid ink and wash dissolve the figure into an atmosphere of raw emotional intensity. The older woman's face emerges from the paper with a visceral immediacy, her features simultaneously vulnerable and commanding. Dumas's fluid brushwork and muted tones speak to themes of aging, identity, and the complex dignity of the female form.

Medium
mixed media on paper
Year
1996
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Melancholic Mood, Aging Figure, Aging Subject, Expressionism, Mixed Media, South African Artist, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Figurative Art, Works on Paper, Portrait, Aging And Identity, Female Artist

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Art Institute of Chicago