Marlene Dumas Enters the Louvre: A Historic First for Contemporary Women Artists

For the first time in its centuries-long history, the Musée du Louvre has added a living contemporary woman artist to its permanent collection. The artist is Marlene Dumas, the South African–born, Amsterdam-based painter whose work has long tested the limits of portraiture and empathy.

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