Description
This hardback book contains Paula Rego’s anthology of traditional nursery rhymes, illustrated by her sometimes disturbing, but always arresting engravings.
The bold, distinctive style of Paula Rego’s paintings has acquired for her not only an ever-increasing critical reputation but also an unusually large and enthusiastic following. In this anthology Rego has turned to the nursery rhyme as a source for her imagery. It is a genre that perfectly complements her art; full of double meanings, rhymes are written from a child’s perspective but are open to adult interpretation. Here 26 well-known nursery rhymes are accompanied by a series of etchings drawn directly on the plate without preparatory planning.
These are wonderfully comic and rich illustrations with a hint of the sinister, that turn classic nursery rhymes into colourful stories about folly and delusion, cruelty, convention and sex.
| Author / Publisher | Paula Rego, Introduced by Marina Warner / Thames & Hudson |
| Dimensions | 26 x 20x 2cm |
