Lot 921: Sold for £550 hammer
A Two Day Auction, Day One Lots 1-561: Silver & Jewellery, Day Two Lots 570-1064: Fine Art & Antiques,
Thursday 30th July 2026 - Friday 31st July 2026
Richard Cook (British, b.1947), 'Hawk Point', thick impasto oil on board, signed verso, 40cm by 46cm, inset gallery quality frame, (ARR).
Provenance: Private collection, and previously with Collect Art Gallery, Lymm, Cheshire.
NB: Richard Cook lives and works in Newlyn, Cornwall, he spent his early childhood in Sri Lanka. From 1966 – 70 he trained at St Martin’s School of Art, London, and at the Royal College of Art until 1973. Whilst initially influenced by his teacher and mentor Leon Kossoff, with who he shared a studio for 3 years in the early 1970’s, Cook went on to develop his unique style inspired by the land and seascapes of Cornwall. He has been exhibiting for over twenty five years and has received awards from the British Council and the Arts Council. In 2001 he was given a solo show at Tate St Ives.
