Beryl Cook (1926-2008) England, Serigraph. Titled "Dancing on the QE 2". Artist signature on lower right, numbered on the lower left 74/300. Title of piece on bottom center. Framed serigraph depicting two elderly women dancing together. Overall Size: 46 x 42 in. Sight Size: 34 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. Born in Surrey, England, Beryl Cook is a painter of scenes of humanity that are often humorous because of the distorted shapes of the figures and the situations in which they are placed. She has been described as a "Rubens with jokes" and "as a shy and private person, often depicting the flamboyant and extrovert characters she would love to be. She prefers to observe a crowd of people, her acute eye missing nothing. She records in minute detail scenes of everyday life and has an almost photographic memory. #1289 Location G