Author Description

Paula Rego is an artist whose reputation rightly continues to grow. Born in Portugal in 1935, she trained at the Slade School of Art in London. Although she settled permanently in London in 1976, she maintains strong links with her native Portugal, and has represented both countries in the Sao Paulo Bienal. This book is published on the occasion of a major retrospective exhibition of Paula Rego's work at the Tate Gallery and the Centro Cultural de Belem in Lisbon. Fully illustrated, it places Rego's recent and most familiar works, discussed in detail by Ruth Rosengarten, in the context of early paintings and collages, explored in a text by the artist's late husband, the painter Victor Willing. Drawing has always been a vital part of Rego's working practice, and a substantial selection of studies, sketches, and preparatory and finished drawings are discussed by Judith Collins and illustrated for the first time.