Tate in London is in process of acquiring Beryl Cook painting

Tate in London is in the process of acquiring a Beryl Cook painting, The Art Newspaper reported on 8 October 2026, citing Financial Times reporting of a Tate spokesperson's statement. An acquisition, the formal step bringing a work into museum holdings, follows former director Nicholas Serota's reported 1990s remark that "there will be no Beryl Cooks in the Tate Modern."