“What a funny thing painting is. The abstract painters always insist on their connection with the visible reality, while the so called figurative artists insist that what they really care about, is the abstract qualities of life.”
Marlene Dumas (b. 1953) The White Disease signed, titled and dated ‘The White disease Marlene Dumas 1985’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 51 3/8 x 43½ in. (130.5 x 110.5 cm.) Painted in 1985. Price realised USD 998,500
