Marlene Dumas is a South African-born artist known for her psychologically and sociologically-themed works. Born on August 3, 1953, her works include The Blindfolded Man, Dead Marilyn, The Pilgrim, and Pregnant Image. Her ink drawings and oil paintings have been widely acclaimed.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M
Some Marlene Dumas images
About
Known for her ink drawings and oil paintings, this South African-born Artist created psychologically and sociologically-themed works such as The Blindfolded Man; Dead Marilyn; The Pilgrim; and Pregnant Image.
Before Fame
In the 1970s, she attended the School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town.
Trivia
In 2002, her Marlene Dumas: Name No Names exhibition opened at New York City's New Museum of Contemporary Art.
Family Life
A native of Cape Town, South Africa, she grew up speaking the Afrikaans language. Later in her life, she settled in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Associated With
She created a portraiture series titled Great Men that features images of Playwright Tennessee Williams, Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, scientist Alan Turing, and other notable gay men.