Chlorosis
Dumas, Marlene
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Alternative Title
Love sick
Date
1994Description
South African artist Marlene Dumas based the twenty–four portraits comprising Chlorosis on Polaroid snapshots of people she knows and on newspaper clippings of strangers. Thin, exquisite washes of color suggest apparitions or psychic projections of internal states. The title of the work comes from the Greek word for light green, and describes an anemic disease marked by a characteristic green skin tone. Sometimes referred to as the virgin's disease, chlorosis was considered a sickness caused by the intense suffering provoked by unrequited love.
Work consists of 24 portraits. full view
Type of Work
Drawing (visual work)Subject
Portraits, Face, Art, Modern --20th century
Rights
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
Item is Part of
137505