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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
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
Jane Eyre
By Paula Rego
Located in London, GB
Signed hardcover book in cloth-backed pictorial boards
Accompanied by an original lithograph signed by Paula Rego
Housed in bespoke cloth-covered slipcase
From the deluxe edition, nu...
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Girl with Little Man and Dog -- Print, Etching, Aquatint by Paula Rego
By Paula Rego
Located in London, GB
Girl with Little Man and Dog, 1987
Paula Rego
Etching with hand shaken aquatint printed in black, on Velin Arches wove
Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 50
Printed by C...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
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
