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How many paintings did Beryl Cook do?
Beryl Cook created 500 completed paintings. She was a British artist who took up painting later in her life than some other artists, around her 30s, and became one of the most popular British artists of the 1970s. Browse a collection of authentic Beryl Cook pieces and prints from top sellers around the world on 1stDibs.
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BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES Lithograph Piano Bar Cocktails, Singing, British Humor
By Beryl Cook
Located in Union City, NJ
BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES is a hand drawn, pencil signed limited edition lithograph by the well known and loved British artist and humorist, Beryl Cook(1926-2008). Printed in 1986 using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES presents a humorous piano bar scene depicting a lively group of night club patrons enjoying their cocktails as they enthusiastically sing along with the debonair piano player giving the viewer a true feeling of merriment in this quintessential Beryl Cook image. BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES is a warm, colorful interior scene printed in shades of golden brown, black, red, blue, lavender, purple, green, orange, pink, peach, gray, and beige. BIG OLIVES, LITTLE OLIVES is one of Beryl Cook's most loved images - the edition is SOLD OUT, this is a rare unsigned printers proof aside from the numbered edition from the master printers private collection, stamped legend on verso with provenance information. Print size - 27 x 27 inches, UNSIGNED Printers Proof, unframed, excellent condition Edition size - 300 plus proofs Year published - 1990, printed at JK Fine Art Editions Co. NYC Beryl Cook's unique artistic humor documented familiar social situations...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

PERCY AT THE FRIDGE Signed Lithograph, Black Cat, Champagne, British Humor
By Beryl Cook
Located in Union City, NJ
PERCY AT THE FRIDGE is a hand drawn, pencil signed limited edition lithograph by the well known and loved British artist and humorist, Beryl Cook. Printed on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free, print size 28" x 21", image size 21 3/8" x 17". In this amusing depiction, "Percy" refers to the aristocratic black cat who sits patiently waiting in front of the open refrigerator stocked with fine champagne, canned salmon, milk, cream, roast turkey, and other gourmet delicacies all tempting items from his genteel mistress's offerings. She stands holding her spectacles, dressed in a jeweled tiara, long white evening gloves and light blue evening gown...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Tennis, Contemporary Lithograph by Beryl Cook
By Beryl Cook
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Beryl Cook, British (1927 - 2008) Title: Tennis Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Size: 34 in. x 27 in. (86.36 cm x 68.58 cm)
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

TAXI Hand Drawn Lithograph, Lady in Red, London Black Cab, British Humor
By Beryl Cook
Located in Union City, NJ
TAXI is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the well known and loved British artist and humorist, Beryl Cook(1926-2008). Printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. TAXI presents a satirical city street scene depicting a male businessman dressed in a beige pin stripe suit assisting a vivacious, curvy, curly haired "lady in red" into an iconic London "Black" cab. TAXI's amusing scene takes place in front of an intriguing backdrop of building construction complete with rubble and beams, where a nonchalant construction worker stands whistling by his steam shovel in the background as the spectacle unfolds. Seeing the facial expressions portrayed on the faces of fellow passengers and cab driver add to the viewer's amusement in this quintessential Beryl Cook image. Print size - 34 x 27 inches, unframed, unsigned Printers Proof from the master printer's private collection Image size - 25" x 19" Edition size - 300, plus proofs Year published - 1990, printed at J K Fine Art Editions Co. NYC Publisher - Flanagan Graphics Beryl Cook's unique artistic humor documented familiar social situations...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

PANTO DAME Lithograph, Woman Dancing, Red Boots, Union Jack, British Humor
By Beryl Cook
Located in Union City, NJ
PANTO DAME is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph created in 1987 by the well known and loved British artist and humorist, Beryl Cook(1926-2008). PANTO DAME hand proofed and printed in bright vivid colors of blue, green, yellow, red, brown, black inks on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. In this amusing depiction, PANTO DAME presents a lighthearted, comical theatric scene of a woman dancing before a laughing audience totally entertained by her bawdy performance. PANTO DAME thrills the theater crowd as she flashes her patriotic red, white, and blue British Union Jack bloomers worn beneath her ruffled, intense blue dress accentuated with green and black striped tights and pointy red boots...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

TWINS Color Lithograph, Passengers Waiting, Double Entendre, British Humor
By Beryl Cook
Located in Union City, NJ
TWINS is a hand drawn, limited edition color lithograph by the well known and loved British artist and humorist, Beryl Cook(1926-2008). TWINS was printed using traditional hand litho...
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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