RIP Beryl Cook
I was sorry to hear that Beryl Cook had passed away today, at the age of 81. I really do think people will look back and recognise her as one of the great British artists of the 20th century. I loved her affection for her subjects, her mischievousness and the joie de vivre that was so apparent in her paintings of ordinary people doing ordinary things.
Quite why so many in the art establishment dismissed her work and placed her in the same category as Jack Vettriano is beyond me; Vettriano’s work is soul-less and clinically commercial, whereas Beryl Cook’s work was quite the opposite. And I say that as someone with a Fine Art education who frequently stands stroking his chin at ‘pretentious’ exhibitions. Rest in peace Beryl.
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