Marlene Dumas – A Long Silence etching Medium: Silkscreen on 270 g/qm

Medium: Silkscreen on 270 g/qm vellum Rives

a desk with computer and lamp

isolating a moment of public visibility shaped by media framing and editorial selection

Hirst pushed the idea to its logical extreme by producing art at a scale comparable to financial systems

” - Thomas Ruff

Marlene Dumas – A Long Silence etching Medium: Silkscreen on 270 g/qmMarlene Dumas A Long Silence (1984) is an early lithograph that exemplifies her psychologically charged approach to the human figure, rendered here with stark contrasts and an unsettling sense of intimacy. Executed on wove paper, the limited edition print layers fragmented faces and shadowed expressions, evoking themes of vulnerability, introspection, and emotional distance that would become central to Dumas practice. Hand signed and dated in pencil,