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IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART · 29 FEBRUARY 2016
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John Luke RUA (1906-1975)
NUDE STUDY, 1930
pencil
signed and dated lower right
12¾ x 6½in. (32.39 x 16.51cm)
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist’s brother, 1989;Private collection;Whyte’s, 6 December 2008, lot 24;Private collection
Exhibited:
‘John Luke: Work from the Studio’, Bell Gallery, Belfast, February 1980, catalogue no. 55
This student work dates from his days at the Slade school in 1927. It shows a draughtsmanship which would underlie all
of his future work.
€800-€1000 (£608-£720 approx.)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 35