Paula Rego
born 1935
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Dame Paula Rego (born 26 January 1935), is a Portuguese-born visual artist who is particularly known for her paintings and prints based on storybooks. Rego’s style has evolved from abstract towards representational, and she has favoured pastels over oils for much of her career. Her work often reflects feminism, coloured by folk-themes from her native Portugal.
Rego studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London and was an exhibiting member of the London Group, along with David Hockney and Frank Auerbach. She was the first artist-in-residence at the National Gallery in London. She lives and works in London.
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Paula Rego The Dance
1988
Paula Rego War
2003
Paula Rego Bride
1994
Paula Rego The Firemen of Alijo
1966
Paula Rego Flood
1996
Paula Rego Drawing for ‘The Dance’
1988
Paula Rego Nanny, Small Bears and Bogeyman
1982
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The Curwen Studio: Paula Rego, Stanley Jones and Alan Powers in Conversation
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20th Birthday Artist Talk: Series, Sequences and Stories : Paula Rego and Lewis Biggs in conversation
Paula Rego joins Lewis Biggs in an illustrated discussion on the experience of exhibiting at Tate Liverpool, the impact the ...
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Paula Rego, recipient: Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky Letter from Paula Rego
26 November 1985
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