Robert Cook Art

Entitled “Whirl”, a large bronze sculpture by Robert Cook, American (1921-2017) depicting a dancing couple captured in the moment of a whirl. Wonderful early work by the artist, dated 1963 with exhibition labels on the underside of the original hand hewn wooden base. Robert Cook’s works are in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum NYC, Victoria and Albert Museum, The British Museum and the Hirshhorn Collection. Dynamic, with a great sense of fluid movement, excellent early example of Cook’s work. Robert Cook 1921-2017 Cook was widely admired for having achieved the ability to capture fluid motion in bronze. Born in Boston, he studied with the classical sculptor George Demetrios...

Robert Cook’s Splash sculpture draws inspiration from the iconic photograph of a drop of milk creating a circle and splash in a pool of milk. This fleeting moment of suspended motion sparked Cook’s exploration of how to capture such dynamic energy in a static form. Robert Cook was a great American sculptor and his works are in many museums and his iconic Dinoseras piece commands a spot on the street of New York at 51st Street. Important to note with this work that it is unique and there are no other casts. Cook sculpted in wax and when he cast this destroyed the wax and there was no mould. Very few sculptors work in this manner and it speaks to a very pure and altruistic form of sculpture. If perhaps he had been more commercially minded he would have done large editions but instead he valued singularity as in nature. In Splash, Cook freezes a moment of kinetic energy, capturing the elegant tension between impact and expansion. The sculpture embodies both grace and chaos, with a fluidity that suggests movement at the very instant it’s frozen in time. Cook’s mastery of his medium allows this dynamic moment to be immortalized in bronze, creating a powerful and emotional resonance that transcends the physical form, making Splash both a formal and philosophical exploration of time, space, and motion. Signed: R Cook...

Exceptional midcentury bronze abstract sculpture. Signed Robert Cook with additional hand written marks on the bottom of the plin...

Robert Cook’s sculpture Rushing serves as an energetic reflection on the fast-paced nature of life—where so many of us are constantly in motion, hurrying from one place to another. H...

Bronze, 1967. Height 59" (149.9 cm) width max 15" (38 cm). Signed on base "R Cook." This unique large sculpture was made using the lost wax process. “ ...

Signed, titled, and dated in ink on base verso. Unique sculpture created using the lost wax process. This piece is 7 1/2" high x 12" wide x 3 1/2" deep. Robert Cook was born in Boston in 1921. He studied with George Demetrios...

Robert Cook b. 1921 is known for his dynamic sculptures which have a strong gestural quality and convey the fluid motion of dancers and athletes. We are pleased to be offer a collect...