Marlene Dumas (South African 1953). Waterende Vrouw [Urinating Woman], 1996.
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Notes : This print is inspired by the etching from 1631 by Rembrandt. In Dumas' own words: "Het gaat om de kleine ets 'Het pissende vrouwtje'. De vrouw is niet klein, de ets is klein. Zij is sterk en zwaar en schaamteloos. (Indien men er met plaatsvervangende schaamte naar zou kijken, moet men zich schamen, want hier is niets om over beschaamd te zijn.) Hier vindt een natuurlijke handeling in de natuur plaats (haar hoed is nog het meest cultuurgebonden voorwerp in het geheel). Zij plast niet, zij pist. 'Pissend' klinkt zoveel helderder en krachtiger dan 'plassen'." [It’s about the small etching “The Pissing Woman.” The woman herself is not small — the etching is. She is strong, solid, and shameless. (If one were to look at her with a sense of vicarious shame, one should be ashamed of that, for there is nothing here to be ashamed of.) A natural act takes place here, in nature itself (her hat is perhaps the most culture-bound object in the entire scene). She does not urinate — she pisses. “Pissing” sounds so much clearer and more forceful than “urinating.”] (source: NRC, 7 January 2006). Also in the collection of the Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam. Earlier this year, the renowned art historian, professor, former director of the Rijksmuseum and television presenter Henk van Os passed away. During his lifetime, he donated important artworks from his collection to the Groninger Museum. Now, the works on paper and sculptures from his private collection are coming under the hammer. Many of these pieces were acquired directly from the artists themselves or their estates.
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