Paula Rego

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Paula Rego was a Portuguese-British visual artist renowned for her powerful, narrative figurative paintings and prints that often explore themes of gender, power, and storytelling.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figurative artist
human
painter
printmaker
visual artist
awardReceived Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of Prince Henry
Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
surface form: Order of Saint James of the Sword
birthName Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego
citizenship Portugal
United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Portugal
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1935-01-26
dateOfDeath 2022-06-08
educatedAt Slade School of Fine Art
University College London
field drawing
painting
printmaking
genre figurative art
narrative art
hasMuseumDedicatedTo Casa das Histórias Paula Rego
hasWorkInCollection British Museum
Casa das Histórias Paula Rego
Museu Coleção Berardo
National Gallery
surface form: National Gallery, London

Tate
honorificPrefix Dame
influencedBy Francis Bacon
Portuguese folk tales
Surrealism
literature
languageOfWorkOrName English
Portuguese
movement figurative art
narrative art
name Paula Rego self-link
nationality British
Portuguese
notableFor narrative figurative paintings
prints exploring gender and power
storytelling in visual art
notableWork Abortion series
Crivelli’s Garden
Dog Women series
The Dance
The Family
The Maids
occupation illustrator
painter
printmaker
visual artist
placeOfBirth Lisbon
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
residence Ericeira NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
spouse Victor Willing
theme authoritarianism
fairy tales
female experience
gender
politics
power
storytelling
workLocation Ericeira NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London

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Paula Rego name Paula Rego self-link