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Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia'
Details
PAULA REGO (1935-2022)
Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia'
pastel on paper mounted on aluminium, in three parts
each: 59 x 59in. (150 x 150cm.)
Executed in 1995
Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia'
pastel on paper mounted on aluminium, in three parts
each: 59 x 59in. (150 x 150cm.)
Executed in 1995
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Art Inc., New York.
Saatchi Collection, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008.
Saatchi Collection, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008.
Literature
S. Kent and J. McEwen, Paula Rego: The Dancing Ostriches from Disney’s ’Fantasia’, London 1996 (studio view illustrated, unpaged; illustrated in colour, unpaged).
J. McEwen, Paula Rego, London 1997 (studio view illustrated, pp. 228-229; illustrated in colour, pp. 232-233).
F. Bradley, Paula Rego, London 2002, pp. 76, 77, 126, no. 65 (detail illustrated in colour on the cover and pp. 78-79).
J. McEwen, Paula Rego: Behind the Scenes, London 2008 (studio view illustrated, pp. 36-37).
E. Booth-Clibborn (ed.), The History of the Saatchi Gallery, London 2011 (illustrated in colour, pp. 426-427).
D. Rees-Jones, Paula Rego: The Art of Story, London 2019, pp. 177, 367, 373 (illustrated in colour, pp. 180-181).
J. McEwen, Paula Rego, London 1997 (studio view illustrated, pp. 228-229; illustrated in colour, pp. 232-233).
F. Bradley, Paula Rego, London 2002, pp. 76, 77, 126, no. 65 (detail illustrated in colour on the cover and pp. 78-79).
J. McEwen, Paula Rego: Behind the Scenes, London 2008 (studio view illustrated, pp. 36-37).
E. Booth-Clibborn (ed.), The History of the Saatchi Gallery, London 2011 (illustrated in colour, pp. 426-427).
D. Rees-Jones, Paula Rego: The Art of Story, London 2019, pp. 177, 367, 373 (illustrated in colour, pp. 180-181).
Exhibited
London, Hayward Gallery, Spellbound: Art and Film, 1996 (right panel illustrated in colour, p. 113.)
New York, Marlborough Gallery Fine Art Inc., Paula Rego: New Work, 1996-1997, no. 5 (illustrated in colour, pp. 5-6).
Liverpool, Tate Gallery Liverpool, Paula Rego, 1997, p. 150, nos. 69, 70 and 71 (illustrated in colour, pp. 106-108). This exhibition later travelled to Lisbon, Centro Cultural de Belém.
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Paula Rego, 2007-2008, pp. 259 and 279 (illustrated in colour, pp. 144-145). This exhibition later travelled to Washington, National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Cascais, Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, Paula Rego, 2009-2010 (illustrated in colour, pp. 30-31).
Monterrey, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Paula Rego, 2010-2011, p. 175, no. 66 (illustrated in colour, pp. 98-99). This exhibition later travelled to São Paulo, Pinacoteca de São Paulo.
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Paula Rego: Dancing Ostriches, 2016, nos. 3, 4 and 5 (studio view illustrated, unpaged; illustrated in colour, unpaged).
Paris, Musée de l'Orangerie, Les contes cruels de Paula Rego, 2018-2019, pp. 34, 54, 73 and 201, no. 93 a, b and c (illustrated in colour, pp. 165-167).
Hannover, Kestner Gesellschaft, Paula Rego: There and Back Again, 2022-2023.
New York, Marlborough Gallery Fine Art Inc., Paula Rego: New Work, 1996-1997, no. 5 (illustrated in colour, pp. 5-6).
Liverpool, Tate Gallery Liverpool, Paula Rego, 1997, p. 150, nos. 69, 70 and 71 (illustrated in colour, pp. 106-108). This exhibition later travelled to Lisbon, Centro Cultural de Belém.
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Paula Rego, 2007-2008, pp. 259 and 279 (illustrated in colour, pp. 144-145). This exhibition later travelled to Washington, National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Cascais, Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, Paula Rego, 2009-2010 (illustrated in colour, pp. 30-31).
Monterrey, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Paula Rego, 2010-2011, p. 175, no. 66 (illustrated in colour, pp. 98-99). This exhibition later travelled to São Paulo, Pinacoteca de São Paulo.
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Paula Rego: Dancing Ostriches, 2016, nos. 3, 4 and 5 (studio view illustrated, unpaged; illustrated in colour, unpaged).
Paris, Musée de l'Orangerie, Les contes cruels de Paula Rego, 2018-2019, pp. 34, 54, 73 and 201, no. 93 a, b and c (illustrated in colour, pp. 165-167).
Hannover, Kestner Gesellschaft, Paula Rego: There and Back Again, 2022-2023.
Further Details
This work has been requested for loan to the Munch Museum in 2026.
Brought to you by
Michelle McMullan
Senior Specialist, Co-Head of Evening sale