Pirates Taking Away Children - Paula Rego

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Paula Rego 1935–2022

Born in Portugal in 1935, Paula Rego trained at the Slade School of Fine Art, London. Her work is highly figurative, and often relates specifically to folk tales, fairy tales, children’s literature and nursery rhymes. Rego lives and works in London and has exhibited widely in Britain and internationally. Since 2004, major retrospectives of her work have been held at Tate Britain, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid.

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Medium	Etching and aquatint on hand-made paper
Dimensions	Unframed, 28 x 20 cm
Credit Line	IMMA Collection: Purchase, 1996
Edition	Edition 33/50
Item Number	IMMA.748
Copyright	For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].
Tags	Work on Paper 1992 Paula Rego

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Paula Rego 1935–2022

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Artworks by Paula Rego

Untitled 8 Paula Rego 1999

Untitled 7 Paula Rego 1999

Untitled 6 Paula Rego 1999

Untitled 5 Paula Rego 1999

Untitled 4 Paula Rego 1999

Untitled 3 Paula Rego 1999

Untitled 2 Paula Rego 1999

Untitled 1 Paula Rego 1999

The Night Crow Paula Rego 1992

Little Miss Muffet Paula Rego 1989

The Baker’s Wife Paula Rego 1989