Death Goes Shopping
Print
2009 (made)
2009 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This print, ‘Death Goes Shopping’, 2009, by Paula Rego, was originally produced as part of a deluxe artist’s book entitled ‘I Have Found A Song’, published by Enitharmon Press. Book and print were produced to mark the bi-centenary of the abolition of the slave trade. This impression is one 6 artist’s proofs. It demonstrates Rego’s characteristic themes of violence, masquerade, ambiguous narrative and domestic drama peopled with female protagonists.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Death Goes Shopping (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Two plate colour etching and aquatint |
| Brief description | Print by Paula Rego, entitled 'Death Goes Shopping', 2009 |
| Physical description | Colour print with a series of female figures. |
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| Style | |
| Copy number | II/VI |
| Marks and inscriptions | II/VI Paula Rego (Edition number; signature. All in pencil.) |
| Summary | This print, ‘Death Goes Shopping’, 2009, by Paula Rego, was originally produced as part of a deluxe artist’s book entitled ‘I Have Found A Song’, published by Enitharmon Press. Book and print were produced to mark the bi-centenary of the abolition of the slave trade. This impression is one 6 artist’s proofs. It demonstrates Rego’s characteristic themes of violence, masquerade, ambiguous narrative and domestic drama peopled with female protagonists. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.35-2015 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2015 |
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