BERYL COOK | The War Cry

Portal Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner in 1984

Beryl Cook, One Man Show, Book Club Associates, London, 1981, illustrated;
Joe Whitlock Blundell (ed.), Beryl Cook, The Bumper Edition, Victor Gollancz, London, 2000, illustrated p.11.

The board appears stable. There is a scratch to the lower edge, just to the right of centre, with a very small fleck of associated loss. There is a small scratch to the right edge, just above the lower right corner. There are a small number of extremely faint horizontal cracks, in line with the grain of the board, most evident in the lower right quadrant and the central figure's face. There is some surface dust, very light scuffs, and instances of studio detritus in places. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in very good overall condition. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals a small area of fluorescence and probable extremely sensitively executed retouching to the chair frame to the left of the composition. The work is held in a simple wooden frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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