Beryl Cook (1926-2008), an original oil on board, ‘Sailors and Seagulls’, circa 1970, signed lower right, the dog’s name ‘Bozo’, in a wood frame, overall size 62.5cm x 83cm. Provenance: acquired directly from Beryl Cook circa 1970’s.

‘Sailors and Seagulls’, featuring Beryl Cook’s own dog ‘Bozo’, was probably inspired by seeing Sailors around Plymouth Hoe, near where Cook lived. Acquired directly from the artist in the 1970s by a gallery owner and close friend of Beryl Cook. ‘Sailors and Seagulls’ is new to the auction market, and was featured in the 2011 Telegraph article ‘Beryl Cook: Larger than Life’.