Comments on: John Allin, Artist https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/06/23/john-allin-artist-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:52:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Georgie Gerrish https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/06/23/john-allin-artist-x/#comment-1349175 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:52:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=158488#comment-1349175 Hello,

I have a few John Allin prints available, both signed and unsigned proofs, from the collection of the printer.

Stepney Streets, 1975 (paper 56 x 76 cm)
Curly’s Cafe
Petticoat Lane
Heneage St
Gardiner’s Corner
Spitalfield’s Fruit Exchange

Others
Wentworth St, 1974, edition 650, paper 49 x 72 cm
Say Goodbye, 1975, edition 500, paper 53 x 73 cm

My email is georgiegerrish@gmail.com if anyone would like further details.

]]> By: Leland Lewis https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/06/23/john-allin-artist-x/#comment-1343913 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:31:40 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=158488#comment-1343913 I am very fond of John Allin’s painting of Whitechapel Road showing the entrance to Black Lion Yard, with Steingold’s Jewellers on the corner.
Is this painting on display to be viewed? If so, where?
Also are prints of it available?
Thank you and kind regards
Leland Lewis

]]> By: Yvonne Cheyney https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/06/23/john-allin-artist-x/#comment-1155809 Sun, 25 Jun 2017 23:46:10 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=158488#comment-1155809 Wonderful pictures of the area I grew up in from age 10-18 way back in the 50’s. I was visiting in June, 2017 and came across many of the areas in these wonderful paintings. Thank you so much. Bring back memories. My mother, who died in 2011 at age 103, was born in the area of Brune Street and would have loved these pictures.

]]> By: nicholas borden https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/06/23/john-allin-artist-x/#comment-1155564 Sat, 24 Jun 2017 16:21:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=158488#comment-1155564 Really interesting to see and read

]]> By: Nicholas Sack https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/06/23/john-allin-artist-x/#comment-1155448 Sat, 24 Jun 2017 00:32:12 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=158488#comment-1155448 To answer June Fox, above: Some of these images are included in Allin’s book, ‘Say Goodbye: You May Never See Them Again’, which also features reminiscences of the East End by the playwright Arnold Wesker. Published by Jonathan Cape in 1974; secondhand copies are widely available on the web.

]]> By: sberris https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/06/23/john-allin-artist-x/#comment-1155386 Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:53:18 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=158488#comment-1155386 I love these paintings, you can feel the builders’ pride in their bricklaying, and then the figures bring it all to life. It all looks so fresh and new, thanks for these artist blogs.

]]> By: John Barrett https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/06/23/john-allin-artist-x/#comment-1155330 Fri, 23 Jun 2017 09:00:28 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=158488#comment-1155330 Johns art deserves top billing we do not know how big his canvases were. They are colourful with good crowd scenes, I like good brick work (how did he do that) and the façade of Hessel St. He recorded East End life to perfection he included Jewish people all part of the Brick Lane immigrant scene that was nice. No RA nonsense here his heart was full of art, this artistic soul was on fire he gave his public perfection which will last for all time. Now his work will get full acclaim again. It has been said Johns artistic life started in prison ?did he have lessons as part of his rehabilitation not sure about that. He was only a short term man, perhaps he painted to relieve boredom and had a hypothetic Wing-Man. We do not see his early prison pics here (if any) did he have a mentor all through life. Poet John PS – its the best presentation yet by Friederike & GA

]]> By: June fox https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/06/23/john-allin-artist-x/#comment-1155329 Fri, 23 Jun 2017 08:57:27 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=158488#comment-1155329 I had never heard of John Allin but ne is now my favourite artist! I could look at his work for hours! Are there any books of his paintings do you know?

]]> By: Paul Godier https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/06/23/john-allin-artist-x/#comment-1155328 Fri, 23 Jun 2017 08:51:09 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=158488#comment-1155328 I like your subtle tip o’the hat, misspelling Commercial, just as John does in his painting!

]]> By: Brian https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/06/23/john-allin-artist-x/#comment-1155314 Fri, 23 Jun 2017 06:40:24 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=158488#comment-1155314 Lovely work,what I thought was strange was; all those streets and not one lamppost to be seen, one of my fondest memories of growing up in London in the 40’s is the lampposts

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