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Article: BERYL COOK
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 30, 2008
- Author:
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Self-taught painter with a beady eye for the joys and absurdities
of life
The painter Beryl Cook changed the way we look at the world. You
can see "Beryl Cook moments" everywhere: girls out on a hen night
dressed as French maids, middle-aged ladies enjoying the delights of
a male stripper or a seemingly ordinary scene in the supermarket -
all have been recorded by this consummate observer of the joys and
absurdities of (mainly) British life.
Cook was a shy and private person who took the job of painting
very seriously indeed. She would take enormous trouble over each
work, painstakingly drawing onto a wooden panel and perfecting the
composition until she was quite satisfied. Then she would ...
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Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);
May 30, 2008 ;
700+ words
...Friends and admirers of artist Beryl Cook are planning a celebration of her life ... ll be having a proper wake for her." Beryl Cook, who died aged 81 on Wednesday, was ... went on to become a global phenomenon. Beryl Cook originals sell for between pounds20 ...
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