tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195425069670824214.post2208384572892611523..comments2024-03-26T22:36:52.981+00:00Comments on Modern Printmakers: From Shaw's Bridge to Ballyhagan: John Luke (1906 - 1975)Haji babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10619515066447546979noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195425069670824214.post-85546654024289498722013-05-15T23:10:26.584+01:002013-05-15T23:10:26.584+01:00I suppose one reason for his neglect is that he re...I suppose one reason for his neglect is that he returned to Belfast and was away from the London art world. But, really, his work was very hard to come by online and I only have a rather weak idea of what he did.Haji babahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619515066447546979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195425069670824214.post-12980297218699118372013-05-15T22:06:46.474+01:002013-05-15T22:06:46.474+01:00Many of his best painitngs are in private hands an...Many of his best painitngs are in private hands and unknown to art lovers as never been catalogued or exhibited.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195425069670824214.post-88895756887226956102013-04-28T18:28:43.181+01:002013-04-28T18:28:43.181+01:00Ah, I'm very grateful for that information. I ...Ah, I'm very grateful for that information. I can often only go for the information I find and, as I said, I was making an assumption. So, many thanks. It is interesting find he worked in an area he knew so well.Haji babahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619515066447546979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195425069670824214.post-30920747337433272092013-04-27T23:35:03.772+01:002013-04-27T23:35:03.772+01:00John Luke's farmhouse in the first woodcut pic...John Luke's farmhouse in the first woodcut pictured in this blog is in Ballyahagan according to its title not Ballyhagan. Ballyahagan is a townland in north Belfast (not Kildare) on the slopes of Cavehill, very near the area where he lived. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195425069670824214.post-71022982991820499462011-07-11T11:53:13.530+01:002011-07-11T11:53:13.530+01:00I know what you mean. I used to drive between Dubl...I know what you mean. I used to drive between Dublin and Donegal and found the trees and water wonderful, especially as we approached Fermanagh. I've never been to county Antrim but the print reminds me of the Fermanagh countryside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195425069670824214.post-36831714883879241702011-07-10T23:48:27.806+01:002011-07-10T23:48:27.806+01:00i'm fascinated by the variety in the trees on ...i'm fascinated by the variety in the trees on shaw's bridge.lotusgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393867916489599891noreply@blogger.com