Newly discovered painting and letter reveal Edvard Munch's influence on Paula Rego
A recently uncovered early painting and a previously unknown letter by Portuguese artist Paula Rego have demonstrated the significant impact Norwegian painter Edvard Munch had on her artistic development. The letter, written when Rego was 16, describes her reaction to viewing a Munch exhibition in London in 1951. This discovery establishes a previously unrecognized connection between the two influential figurative painters from different European regions.
Key facts
- A previously unknown painting and letter by Paula Rego have been discovered
- The materials reveal Edvard Munch's influence on Rego's artistic development
- Rego wrote about seeing a Munch exhibition in London in 1951 when she was 16 years old
- The connection between the Norwegian and Portuguese artists was not previously recognized
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Artists
Locations
- London
- Nordics
- Iberian peninsula
- Norway
- Portugal