She has exhibited her work in the world's most prestigious museums and her paintings have broken auction records. The Dutch-South African painter has created a body of work shaped by the traumas of her time. At 72, she joins the Louvre with a series of nine portraits. This event illustrates the shift sought by Louvre Director Laurence des Cars, one that she is maintaining even after the institution was the target of a dramatic jewelry heist.
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