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The art of sexual innuendo

All the best depictions of sex in painting – by the likes of Paula Rego and David Hockney – wear a poker-face

Craig Raine
‘The Policeman’s Daughter’, 1987, by Paula Rego © PAULA REGO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2025 / BRIDGEMAN IMAGES
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 15 March 2025
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