Paula Rego (Contemporary Artists (Phaidon))

The monumentality and psychological drama of Paula Rego's paintings have established her as one of the most important figurative painters of her generation. Her first retrospective exhibition in London in 1988 brought together a range of her dramatically simplified paintings of the ambiguous relations of men, women and children. The third edition adds to the revised second edition by providing illustrations of her striking "Abortion" series and "The Crime of Father Amaro" series.