MARLENE DUMAS (B. 1953)
19.11.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1508192
Lot 27 | MARLENE DUMAS (B. 1953)
Estimate value
3000000USD $ 3 000 000 – 5 000 000
De acteur (Portrait of Romana Vrede)
signed, titled and dated ‘De acteur M Dumas 2019 (Portrait of Romana Vrede)’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
51 1/8 x 43 ¼ in. (130 x 110 cm.)
Painted in 2019.
Provenance
Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2020
Literature
Marlene Dumas – Zeno X Gallery: 25 Years of Collaboration, exh. cat., Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, 2020, pp. 219 and 252 (illustrated).
“Marlene Dumas,” Luncheon: A Cultural Serving, no. 10, 2020, pp. 8 and 96–123 (illustrated).
K. Van Boxem, “Zacht en gevaarlijk. Gelijktijdig: Marlene Dumas over haar nieuwe expo in Antwerpen,” De Tijd, 23 May 2020, pp. 41–43 (illustrated)
G. Van der Speeten, “Tussen spleen en ideaal,” De Standaard, 26 May 2020, pp. D2–3 (illustrated).
G. Van der Speeten, “Kwetsbaar, maar sterk – Double Takes: nieuwe solotentoonstelling van Marlene Dumas,” Het Nieuwsblad, 3 June 2020 (illustrated).
J. Laureyns, “Liefde is de oorsprong van de schilderkunst: Een e-mailinterview tussen Marlene Dumas en Jeroen Laureyns,” Hart, no. 204, 16 June 2020, pp. 12–19 (illustrated).
L. Lambrecht, “De twee-kantige realiteit van de schilderkunst van Marlene Dumas,” flux-news.be, online, 30 June 2020.
R. P. Turine, “Marlene Dumas chez Zeno X, 25 ans de fidélité,” La Libre Belgique – Art Libre, no. 27, 1 July 2020, pp. 10–11.
N. Smolik, “Marlene Dumas Paints Vulnerable Yet Strong Women Through History,” Frieze, online, 3 September 2020.
N. Laneyrie-Dagen, “Marlene Dumas,” Art Press, no. 501, July–August 2022, pp. 48–53 (illustrated).
C. Mazzoli, "The Sublimity of Marlene Dumas’ Portraits in Venice," ArtDaily, online, 15 December 2022 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Antwerp, Zeno X Gallery, Marlene Dumas: Double Takes, May-October 2020 (illustrated on the invitation).
Venice, Palazzo Grassi, Marlene Dumas. open-end. March 2022-January 2023, pp. 83 and 246 (illustrated).
| Artist: | Marlene Dumas (1953) |
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| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Artist: | Marlene Dumas (1953) |
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| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
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