Paula Rego

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Gender	Female
Death	2 years ago
Date of birth	January 26,1935
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Born	Lisbon
	Portugal
Periods	Expressionism
	Surrealism
Spouse	Victor Willing
Nationality	British
	Portuguese
Children	Nick Willing
	Victoria Willing
	Caroline Willing
Parents	José Fernandes Figueiroa Rego
	Maria de São José Avanti Quaresma de Paiva
Job	Painter
	Visual artist
Education	Slade School of Fine Art
	St. Julian's School
Known for	Painting, printmaking
Awards	the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Works	The Dance
	Dog Woman
	Dancing Ostriches
	War
Died	London
	United Kingdom
Date of died	June 8,2022
Date of Reg.	2019-03-04 03:00:48
Date of Upd.	2023-08-21 04:31:13
ID	492897

Jane Eyre
Nursery Rhymes
Pendle Witches
Paula Rego: Jane Eyre
Celestina's house
Paula Rego: Tales from the National Gallery
Paula Rego: Serpentine Gallery, 15 October - 20 November 1988
Stone Soup
Paula Rego: Jane Eyre and Other Stories
Paula Rego: 11 October - 18 November 2006, Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd
Paula Rego: Reina Sofia Museum Catalogue
Dog Woman 1994
Children's Crusade
Paula Rego: Dame with the Goat's Foot and Other Stories
Paula Rego: Obedience and Defiance
Paula Rego Depression Series
Paula Rego: Oratorio
Paula Rego - Dancing Ostriches: From Disney's 'Fantasia' 1995
Cousin Bazilio and other stories
Paula Rego - Paintings & Etchings from the 1980's
Paula Rego: New Work : 3 December 1996-4 January 1997

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Paula Rego Life story

Dame Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego DBE RA GCSE GOSE GColCa was a Portuguese-British visual artist known particularly for her paintings and prints based on storybooks. Rego's style evolved from abstract towards representational, and she favoured pastels over oils for much of her career.

Booker Prize 2023 shortlist: Who are the six authors hoping to win tonight?

Nov 26,2023 9:51 am

... Bernstein was inspired by a quote from the renowned artist Paula Rego, who said the women in her paintings can be " obedient and murderous" at the same time...