1987
watercolor
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1987 watercolor by Marlene Dumas, depicting Infant, held at Museum of Modern Art.
A blurry face floats on pale paper, eyes half-closed, mouth a smudge. The lines are loose, like the ink bled before it dried. Dumas often paints from photographs, not real life. This face might be a stranger, a memory, or someone she saw once. The watercolor makes it feel fragile, like a moment that could wash away. If you like how she turns people into ghosts on paper, look up the technique of glazing.
Marlene Dumas (born 3 August 1953) is a South African artist and painter based in the Netherlands. Dumas currently lives and works in the Netherlands and is one of the country's most prolific artists.
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