Beryl Cook Painting Sets Auction Record
Published July 7th, 2008
In Bonhams sale of 20th Century British Art on Wednesday 2 July, a wonderful and humorous oil on board, Granny with her Pet Mouse by Beryl Cook fetched more than double its estimate to realise a world record price of £69,600 for a work by the artist.
A second work in the sale, The Dolphin also soared in price to realise £66,000, also smashing the previous record price of £28,800.
On May 28th this year, Beryl Cook passed away after over 30 years as one of Britain’s most popular and commercial artists.
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