Paula Rego, a key member of the London Group movement and one of Britain’s most acclaimed artists, died in London after a brief illness. She was 87 years old at the time.
“Paula Rego died quietly this morning, after a brief illness, at home in North London, surrounded by her family,” her gallery Victoria Miro said in a statement. Nick, Cas, and Victoria Willing, as well as her grandkids and great-grandchildren, are in our thoughts and prayers.”
Rego is well known for being a founding member of the London Group, a radical group of British painters that includes David Hockney, Frank Bowling, and Frank Auerbach, which she joined in 1965.
![[1] Gabi Ngcobo, Concept for The ‘t’ is Silent, 2022. [2] Oscar Murillo, disrupted frequencies (detail), 2013–2019. Courtesy of the artist. Image: Matthew Hollow. [3] Jenny Montigny, De School, 1910. Collection Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens [4] Magali Reus, Candlesticks (Halogen Nerano) (detail), 2022. Courtesy of the artist, The Approach, London and Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam. Image: Michal Brezinski.](https://dailyart.news/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/museum_dhondt_dhaenens-527x703.gif)
