Julian Spalding

The brilliance of Beryl Cook

The arts establishment loathed her but this true original deserves to be taken seriously

‘Lady of Marseille’, c.1990, by Beryl Cook. Courtesy of the Beryl Cook Estate. © John Cook 2023

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