Getting Ready for the Ball

Paula Rego British

2001–2

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Getting Ready for the Ball
Artist: Paula Rego (British (born Portugal), Lisbon 1935–2022 London)
Date: 2001–2
Medium: Triptych of three color lithographs
Edition: 17/35
Dimensions: Triptych: 33 1/2 × 72 in. (85.1 × 182.9 cm)
a: 32 5/8 × 23 1/2 in. (82.9 × 59.7 cm)
b: 32 5/8 × 23 5/8 in. (82.9 × 60 cm)
c: 32 1/2 × 24 in. (82.6 × 61 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Gertrude Whitney Conner Gift, 2003
Object Number: 2003.120a–c
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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