Description

Signed and numbered PP 1 4, coloured lithograph.
Printer s Proof from the personal archive of Stanley Jones.
In late 2001 and early 2002, Rego worked with Stanley Jones at the Curwen Studio. She produced a series of 25 lithographs based on Charlotte Bronte s Jane Eyre.

Using her model Lila, Rego gives us a classically simple image of a subject depicted by artists a thousand times. But here she conveys a great weight of unhappiness as if the task of stretching the blouse above her shoulders is almost more than the woman can accomplish. The body is simultaneously in motion and almost unbearably tense. T.G. Rosenthal, Paula Rego The Complete Graphic Work, 2003

Bears the blind stamp for the archive of Stanley Jones.

Framing:

This lithograph has been lovingly framed by hand in the Goldmark Framing Workshop, in a pine cushioned moulding with a gesso, bole and bronze powder pale gold finish, the edges completed in a rum caramel paint and antique pine wax all over. Float mounted using conservation mount, with all fully reversible hinges, set back from the glazing with a painted white obeche fillet. It is finished with AR70 non-reflective glazing, which protects the work from 70% of UV rays and gives the image remarkable clarity.

Free Book:

With the purchase of this picture, we are delighted to offer a free copy of Paula Rego Jane Eyre published by Enitharmon Editions with text by Marina Warner, usually £25 + p&p.