Crow [Corvus Corone]

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: HM Revenue & Customs, 100 Parliament Street

Paula Rego was born in Lisbon in 1935. The subjects of her works explore human relationships, often influenced by her childhood memories of Portugal. She trained at the Slade School in London (1952–56) and met the painter Victor Willing. After marrying, they lived in Portugal from 1957–63. After his death, Rego settled in London in 1988 and that year, major shows featured at the Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon and the Serpentine Gallery. Her show, Nursery Rhymes toured internationally (1991–96) and retrospectives were held in Liverpool and Lisbon (1997). In 1998 a solo exhibition was held at Dulwich Picture Gallery. Rego’s works are held in international collections including the Tate, London and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Places

England, London

Subjects

paint tube, cat, crow

Materials & Techniques

etching, aquatint

Artist

Paula Rego (1935 - 2022)

Title

Crow [Corvus Corone]

Portfolio Title

Nine London Birds

Edition

9/80

Date

1994

Medium

Etching and aquatint

Dimensions

height: 40.50 cm, width: 30.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from the Byam Shaw School of Art, June 1994

Inscription

below image: 9/80 / Paula Rego

GAC number

16855