Artist Looking at Herself, Marlene Dumas, 1983
gouache (paint), h mm × w mm
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© Marlene Dumas
Eroticism and her role as a female artist are recurring themes in Dumas’ work. This portrait presents a paintress, but whether it is Dumas herself is not clear. We see a woman looking through spread legs into a mirror under her. She holds a paintbrush in her left hand, as though she is painting the picture at this very moment.