GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The subtle pathos, fluid brushwork, and fleshy tones that vary between extreme saturation and a special softness give this painting its startling character. The source was a poignant and recognizable image of movie star Ingrid Bergman made for the 1943 film For Whom the Bell Tolls. In this portrait, Marlene Dumas, who often uses iconic images of 20th-century Western culture, explores the relationship between the documentary impulse of photography and the expressive potential of painting.
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Charles Wylie, DMA unpublished material, 2009.
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Until 2008: Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium [1]
From 2008: Dallas Museum of Art and The Rachofsky Collection, purchased from above
[1] See confidential file in Collections Records Object File 2008.93
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General Description
The subtle pathos, fluid brushwork, and fleshy tones that vary between extreme saturation and a special softness give this painting its startling character. The source was a poignant and recognizable image of movie star Ingrid Bergman made for the 1943 film For Whom the Bell Tolls. In this portrait, Marlene Dumas, who often uses iconic images of 20th-century Western culture, explores the relationship between the documentary impulse of photography and the expressive potential of painting.
Adapted from
Charles Wylie, DMA unpublished material, 2009.
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Archival Resources
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Notes
this general description is exactly the same as the TWO x TWO publication. did not enter as a text entry.
updated provenance and geo x refs
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 2008: Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium [1]
From 2008: Dallas Museum of Art and The Rachofsky Collection, purchased from above
[1] See confidential file in Collections Records Object File 2008.93
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