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Was Paula Rego a Surrealist?
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No, Paula Rego was not a Surrealist. However, she drew inspiration from Surrealism and used a technique popular among Surrealists: automatism, the process of creating art without consciously thinking about the work or performing any advanced planning. Some of Rego's most famous pieces include The Dance, Dog Woman and Dancing Ostriches. Explore a selection of Paula Rego art on 1stDibs.
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Mother and Daughter
By Paula Rego
Located in New York, NY
Mother and Daughter
1997
Signed and numbered, recto
8 color screenprint on paper (Edition of 100)
12 x 9 inches
Category
1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Young Predators -- Print, Etching, Aquatint, Contemporary Art by Paula Rego
By Paula Rego
Located in London, GB
Young Predators, 1987
Paula Rego
Etching with aquatint, on wove
Signed and inscripted A/P
An artist’s proofs aside from the edition of 50
Printed and published by the Royal Colle...
Category
1980s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Come to Me -- Print, Lithograph, Jane Eyre, Guardians, Portrait by Paula Rego
By Paula Rego
Located in London, GB
Come to Me, circa 2001-02
Paula Rego
Lithograph in colours, on Somerset Velvet
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 28 from the edition of 35
From Jane Eyre: The Guardians
Printed...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Shakespeare's Room -- Triptych, Lithograph, Contemporary by Paula Rego
By Paula Rego
Located in London, GB
Shakespeare's Room, 2006
Paula Rego
The set of three lithographs in colours, on three sheets of Somerset Velvet
Signed, initialled and numbered from the edition of 35
Printed by T...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Little Miss Muffet I -- Print, Etching, Aquatint by Paula Rego
By Paula Rego
Located in London, GB
Little Miss Muffet I, 1989
Paula Rego
Etching with aquatint, on wove
Signed and numbered from the edition of 50
Printed by Culford Press, London
Co-published by the artist and Marlb...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
How Many Miles to Babylon -- Print, Etching, Nursery Rhymes by Paula Rego
By Paula Rego
Located in London, GB
How Many Miles to Babylon, 1989
Paula Rego
Etching with aquatint, on velin Arches
Signed and inscribed ‘A/P’, apart from the edition of 50
From Nursery Rhym...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint, Etching
