Marlene Dumas To be dead, to be really dead, that must be glorious

Marlène Dumas
b. 1953
To be dead, to be really dead, that must be glorious

signed and dated 1988
pastel and pencil on lithograph
120 x 80,5 cm ; 47 1/4 x 31 11/16 in.
Executed in 1988.

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Marlène Dumas
n. 1953
To be dead, to be really dead, that must be glorious

signé et daté 1988
pastel et crayon sur lithographie
120 x 80,5 cm ; 47 1/4 x 31 11/16 in.
Exécuté en 1988.

Condition Report:
The work was inspected in its frame and it was not possible to see the reverse. The edges are unevenly cut. Tiny tears are present on the left outer edge.
The sheet is slightly wavy. This work is in overall very good condition.

Catalogue Note:
South African artist based in the Netherlands.

The owner commissioned Marlene Dumas in 1987 to make lithographs to accompany Pier Paolo Pasolini's poem "Le Ceneri di Gramsci".

Marlene then drew a head on one of the lithographs with statement by Dracula "To be dead to be really dead, it must be glorious."

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Artiste sud-africaine installée aux Pays-Bas.

En 1987, le propriétaire a demandé à Marlene Dumas de réaliser des lithographies pour accompagner le poème de Pier Paolo Pasolini "Le Ceneri di Gramsci".

Marlene a ensuite dessiné une tête sur l'une des lithographies avec la suivante déclaration de Dracula : "To be dead to be really dead, it must be glorious".

Provenance:
Private Collection, Holland (Gift from the artist to the present owner in 1988)

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Collection particulière, Hollande (Offert par l'artiste au propriétaire actuel en 1988)