William Delafield Cook

William Delafield Cook AM (1936–2015) was an Australian artist who was known for his photorealistic landscapes.

He won a number of awards, including the Order of Australia.

William Delafield Cook AM
Born(1936-02-28)28 February 1936
Died29 March 2015(2015-03-29) (aged 79)
London, England
NationalityAustralian
OccupationArtist
Parent(s)Rodin Cook and Dorothy C. Cook nee Newing.

Early life

Delafield Cook was born in Melbourne, Australia on 28 February 1936. His grandfather, who was also named William Delafield Cook, was also a painter and had links to the Heidelberg School of Australian painting.

In 1962 he married 1962 Sally Patricia Bovington, with whom he had two daughters, and a son, the artist Jonathan Delafield Cook.

In 1980 he won the Wynne Prize for A Waterfall (Strath Creek), and in 1981 he won the Sulman Prize for A French family.

He taught at the University of Melbourne.

In 2013 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to the visual arts as a realist painter of Australian landscapes".

He died after a brief illness in London on 29 March 2015, where he had been preparing for an exhibition; he was aged 79.He had long divided his time between London and Melbourne.

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