Collection: Nigel Cooke

Nigel Cooke’s canvases ripple with mystery, his UK base a crucible for evocative paintings. He fuses memory with myth, layering abstract forms over classical echoes—think stormy seas or fleeting figures. 
 
His star rose when “Night Crossing” joined the Tate’s collection in 2019, a brooding masterpiece that critics hailed as a modern classic. Cooke’s style is moody yet magnetic, pulling viewers into its depths.  

Once a psychology PhD, he swapped academia for art, a leap that colours his introspective work. Now a UK fixture, his process is slow, each stroke a meditation on time and tide.