Barrie Cooke
Born in England Barrie Cooke was educated at Harvard, Skowhegan and Kokoschkas School of Seeing in Salzburg. He settled in Ireland in 1954 and exhibited widely both here and abroad. There have been three retrospective exhibitions of his work: Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin 1986; Haags Gemeetemudeum, 1992 and L.A.C Perpignan, France, 1995. Cooke won many awards, including the Martin Toonder Award 1987 and his work is in many public and private collections. His paintings are in a semi-abstract expressionistic style and he also incorporated sculptural elements such as perspex boxes containing arrangements of real or artificially created bone fragments. He was a member of Aosdαna and served on the board of the Douglas Hyde gallery. www.whytes.ie
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'FOREST TRIPTYCH, 1976'
- Price Realised: 18,000
- Sale: 30 May 2016
- oil on canvas; (3)
- 70 x 60in. (177.80 x 152.40cm)
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'LYING'
- Price Realised: 16,000
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- oil on canvas
- 102 by 102cm., 40 by 40in.
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'SEATED NUDE'
- Price Realised: 13,000
- Sale: 26 April 2005
- oil on canvas
- 99 by 99cm., 39 by 39in.
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'YELLOW ELK TREE, 1986'
- Price Realised: 10,500
- Sale: 29 May 2017
- oil on canvas
- 68 x 68in. (172.72 x 172.72cm)
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'RECLINING NUDE, 1965'
- Price Realised: 9,500
- Sale: 29 May 2017
- oil on canvas
- 35Ύ x 39Ύin. (90.81 x 100.97cm)
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'SHEEP CARCASS FLOATING, 1961'
- Price Realised: 7,000
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- oil on board
- 21 by 37cm., 8.25 by 14.5in.
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'HARRIET, THE ARTIST'S WIFE, c.1959-60'
- Price Realised: 5,800
- Sale: 29 May 2023
- oil on canvas
- 60 x 48in. (152.40 x 121.92cm)
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'DARK LAKE SURFACE, 1980'
- Price Realised: 5,600
- Sale: 31 May 2010
- oil on canvas
- 152 by 152cm., 60 by 60in.
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'STUDY YGGDRASIL III'
- Price Realised: 5,600
- Sale: 29 November 2005
- oil on canvas
- 40 by 50cm., 16 by 20in.
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'HOT TUB II, 2003'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 28 May 2018
- oil on canvas
- 30 x 30in. (76.20 x 76.20cm)
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'HOT TUB III, 2003'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 30 May 2016
- oil on canvas
- 29½ x 29½in. (74.93 x 74.93cm)
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'BROKEN WATER, 1962'
- Price Realised: 5,000
- Sale: 28 April 2008
- watercolour
- 74 by 81cm., 29 by 32in.
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'TAMAK'S CLEARING (EDGE OF THE JUNGLE), 1975'
- Price Realised: 4,800
- Sale: 21 May 2012
- oil on canvas
- 39.75 by 39.75in., 100.965 by 100.965cm.
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'STONES LAKE, COUNTY CLARE, 1979'
- Price Realised: 4,200
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- oil on board
- 25 by 36cm., 10 by 14in.
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'UNTITLED'
- Price Realised: 4,200
- Sale: 16 September 2003
- oil on canvas
- 140 by 127cm., 55 by 50in.
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'STUDY, CLUTHA RIVERBEND, 1989'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- exhibition labels on reverse
- 25 by 30cm., 9.75 by 11.7in.
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'DARK FOREST III'
- Price Realised: 3,400
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- oil on masonite board
- 23 by 25cm., 9 by 10in.
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'NUDE, SONJA, 1962'
- Price Realised: 3,200
- Sale: 10 October 2011
- gouache
- 58 by 55cm., 23 by 21.5in.
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'JUNCTION 1969'
- Price Realised: 3,200
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- oil on canvas
- 76 by 76cm., 30 by 30in.
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'SMALL YELLOW OUTLET'
- Price Realised: 3,000
- Sale: 22 February 2005
- oil on canvas board
- 18 by 24cm., 7.25 by 9.5in.
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'DIDYMOSPHENIA, 2007'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 04 March 2024
- oil on canvas; (unframed)
- 30 x 30in. (76.20 x 76.20cm)
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'WHITE TRENCH LAKE, 1979 (FOUR STUDIES)'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 30 September 2013
- watercolour; (4)
- 16 by 16in., 40 by 40cm.
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'STUDY FOR WHITETHORN BUSH I, 1966'
- Price Realised: 2,900
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- oil on panel
- 29 by 25cm., 11.2 5 by 10in.
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'LOUGH ROSS (CABBAGES), 1982'
- Price Realised: 2,800
- Sale: 01 December 2025
- oil on canvas
- 28 x 28in. (71.12 x 71.12cm)
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'SLOW DANCE II, 1976'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 15 March 2010
- oil on board; plastic box contains plastic, metal and ceranix plant life on half the picture
- 72 by 51cm., 28.5 by 20in.
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'YELLOW KNOT IV'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 20 September 2005
- watercolour
- 37 by 48cm., 14.5 by 19in.
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'STONE'S LAKE, COUNTY CLARE'
- Price Realised: 2,400
- Sale: 18 November 2003
- oil on board
- 25 by 36cm., 10 by 14in.
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'RECLINING, 1963'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 04 December 2023
- oil on canvas
- 29½ x 29½in. (74.93 x 74.93cm)