Marlene Dumas

(Born 1953 in Kuilsrivier, South Africa)

This work is not currently on view.

German Witch, 2000
Ink and acrylic on paper
90 ¼ x 35 ½ in. (229.2 x  90.2 cm)
Fractional and promised gift of Beth and
Anthony Terrana

German Witch, one of Marlene Dumas's signature large-scale watercolors, is rendered with a finely modulated monochromatic wash and tonal accents. The effect is both fluid and sensuous, alluding to the voluptuous fleshy nudes of her Flemish forebear Rubens. The image also has a mysterious side, as the figure turns to look over her shoulder at an unknown subject before flying away on a tiny broomstick. In 2001, the ICA presented an exhibition of Dumas' work One Hundred Models and Endless Rejects.

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