Fine Art Society director Gordon Cooke has been with the gallery for 20 years.
He has worked in the art world for more than 40 years. Prior to joining the gallery he was a partner at Garton & Cooke and founded the London Original Print Fair in 1985. He worked as a private dealer from 1988-97, presenting his first show at FAS, Graham Sutherland’s early etchings, in 1993.
Organiser of more than 80 exhibitions during his 20 years at the New Bond Street gallery, he has sold 200 pieces by Samuel Palmer, 350 by JM Whistler and 500 by Walter Sickert.
Before leaving the gallery Cooke will curate a final show, Lasting Impressions, comprised of 50 prints and other works by Whistler, Palmer and Sickert. The show runs from October 30–November 21.
