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1916 or 26 Surrey, England - 2008. Known for: Mod social realist figure and genre painting.
Born in Surrey, England, Beryl Cook is a painter of scenes of humanity that are often humorous because of the distorted shapes of the figures and the situations in which they are placed. She has been... Read full biography
Born in Surrey, England, Beryl Cook is a painter of scenes of humanity that are often humorous because of the distorted shapes of the figures and the situations in which they are placed. She has been described as a "Rubens with jokes" and "as a shy and private person, often depicting the flamboyant... Read full biography
Born in Surrey, England, Beryl Cook is a painter of scenes of humanity that are often humorous because of the distorted shapes of the figures and the situations in which they are placed. She has been described as a "Rubens with jokes" and "as a shy and private person, often depicting the flamboyant and extrovert characters she would love to be. She prefers to observe a crowd of people, her acute eye missing nothing. She records in minute detail scenes of everyday life and has an almost... Read full biography
Born in Surrey, England, Beryl Cook is a painter of scenes of humanity that are often humorous because of the distorted shapes of the figures and the situations in which they are placed. She has been described as a "Rubens with jokes" and "as a shy and private person, often depicting the flamboyant and extrovert characters she would love to be. She prefers to observe a crowd of people, her acute eye missing nothing. She records in minute detail scenes of everyday life and has an almost photographic memory. Of her paintings, she says: I don't know how my pictures happen; they just do. They exist, but for the life of me I can't explain them.". Although Beryl Cook travels extensively, her home has remained in England where she maintains a... Read full biography
Born in Surrey, England, Beryl Cook is a painter of scenes of humanity that are often humorous because of the distorted shapes of the figures and the situations in which they are placed. She has been described as a "Rubens with jokes" and "as a shy and private person, often depicting the flamboyant and extrovert characters she would love to be. She prefers to observe a crowd of people, her acute eye missing nothing. She records in minute detail scenes of everyday life and has an almost photographic memory. Of her paintings, she says: I don't know how my pictures happen; they just do. They exist, but for the life of me I can't explain them.". Although Beryl Cook travels extensively, her home has remained in England where she maintains a studio in Plymouth. Her talent received little attention beyond her immediate area until the mid... Read full biography
