Iris van Dongen (1975-1975)
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1996 | acrylic on board | 40 × 30 cm
Once you realise that the coloured specks in the painting are confetti, the question is: why does this young woman look so glum?
Iris van Dongen likes to play with contradictions in her work, to create confusion and test their limits. She creates another one here by how this modern woman is portrayed, which recalls mediaeval paintings of the Virgin Mary and the romantic women in the work of the Pre-Raphaelites.
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