Paula Rego
Down the Well II, 2009
Pastel, conte, charcoal on paper, mounted on board
122.5 x 81.3 cms
48 1/4 x 32 ins
48 1/4 x 32 ins
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This powerful picture relates to one of Paula Rego’s greatest works,the multipart altarpiece, Oratorio. The series addresses infanticide. Forthis work Rego constructed a well in the studio down which babies...
This powerful picture relates to one of Paula Rego’s greatest works,the multipart altarpiece, Oratorio. The series addresses infanticide. Forthis work Rego constructed a well in the studio down which babies arebeing sent.
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Art, London (2010)
Exhibitions
“The Body Has More Elbow/Oratory”, Casa das Historias, Portugal 7th Juy – 31st December 2011
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