Marlene Dumas (South African, B. 1953)
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Exhibited : Paris, Galerie Annemarie de Kruyff, Marlene Dumas, 1979.Maastricht, Bonnefanten Museum, Atelier's '63 Een keuze uit het werk van Deelnemers, 21 March - 20 April 1980.Amsterdam, Fodor, Ateliers '63 Een keuze uit het werk van Deelnemers, 6 September - 5 October 1980.
Literature : Exh. cat., Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Marlene Dumas, Ons Land Licht Lager Dan De Zee, 21 October - 25 November 1984 (ill. p. 11).
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