Paula Rego

“Each and every one is subtly disturbing without it being clear quite why.”

“Paula takes you to uncomfortable places – Jung called it the Shadow. They are taboo areas, where love and cruelty touch each other”

“I see [her influence] in the work of most female painters – particularly in artists who engage with the body – and with women's position in the world, In fact, I would struggle to think of a significant painter, particularly in Britain, where I can't see a connection to Paula.”

“She belong[ed] to a category of artists who are fully and consistently producing work, incredibly rare for a female artist [of her generation].”

“Paula lived for her work.”

“English Quotations”

“'These women are not victims' – Paula Rego's extraordinary Abortion series (Thursday 9 June 2022 07.00 BST)”