The Burton at Bideford: »Paula Rego: An Enduring Journey«

Masterful prints by a world-famous painter

The small museum The Burton at Bideford in the west of England is starting the new year with a highlight: from 7 January, it will be showing prints by the famous painter in Paula Rego: An Enduring Journey. Many exhibits were in her home until Rego's death in the summer of 2022.

January 07, 2023

Already as a student at the Slade School of Arts in London in the 1950s, Paula Rego (1935-2022) experimented with etchings. Then, 30 years later, she delved into the medium in earnest. In the years that followed, she produced masterful prints that dealt with themes of abuse of power, gender roles, sexuality and poverty in a similarly radical way to her paintings. The Burton at Bideford presents this rarely considered aspect of Rego's oeuvre in Paula Rego: An Enduring Journey. The exhibits will be on display there from 7 January to 20 February 2023.

Over 30 of the prints on display hung in the painter's home until her death last summer. The exhibition now opens up the opportunity to get a private glimpse of what Rego surrounded herself with on a daily basis. The artworks are inspired by poems, novels and English folk tales, as well as Rego's own memories and experiences. The works, though mostly designed 30 years ago, prove to be highly contemporary.Art.Salon

Recent auction results of Paula Rego

Dame Paula Rego R.A. - Après la fête II (Rosenthal 222)
Auction
Blazing a TrailModern British Women
September 2024
Bonhams, London (Online Auction)
Est.: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Realised: 1.792 GBP
Details
Dame Paula Rego R.A. - Death Goes Shopping (Unique Stage Proofs) (see Rosenthal 277)
Auction
Blazing a TrailModern British Women
September 2024
Bonhams, London (Online Auction)
Est.: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Realised: 12.160 GBP
Details
Paula Rego - Untitled
Auction
Post-War to Present
June 2024
Christies, London
Est.: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Realised: 119.700 GBP
Details
Paula Rego - A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go I, from Nursery Rhymes (R. 59)
Auction
Evening & Day Editions
June 2024
Phillips, London Auction
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Realised: 2.159 GBP
Details

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