Artist profile
Paula Rego
Dame Paula Rego DBE was a Portuguese-born visual artist whose paintings, pastels, and prints explored dark fairytale motifs, folklore, and complex psychological and political narratives, establishing her as one of the most powerful figurative artists of her generation.
Ranking metrics
Cofactor
133.86
Credential score
3041.5
Reference 80×100cm
$166,000
Credentials
- Nationality
- Portuguese
- Museum exhibitions
- 130
- Solo exhibitions
- 85
- Group exhibitions
- 260
- Museum collections
- Tate Collection, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), National Gallery London
- Gallery representation
- Victoria Miro, Marlborough Fine Art
- Private collections
- 150
- Press
- 1200
- Scholarly articles
- 160
- Books
- 45
- Auction record
- $4,300,000
Last updated 2026-08-08.
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Identity
Nationality
Portuguese
Birth / death years
1935–2022
Mediums
painting, printmaking, pastel, drawing
Prices
Auction record
$4,300,000
Representation
Gallery representation
Victoria Miro, Marlborough Fine Art
Museum collections
Tate Collection, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), National Gallery London
Private collections
150
Exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
130
Solo exhibitions
85
Group exhibitions
260
Bibliography
Books
45
Press
1200
Scholarly articles
160