George Luks: career timeline

American · 1867–1933 · Few works by George Luks have a recorded creation date (10 of 49), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

George Luks: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade sold	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
2000s	14	8	$248Sign up	Drawing
2010s	15	10	$750Sign up	Oil
2020s	20	14	$1.1kSign up	Oil

Sold in the 2000s 14 works

Sold: 8 of 14
Median: $248Sign up
Average: $1.2kSign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 16 in (37 × 41 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (10), Watercolor (3), Oil (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2)

sold 2003 Blue Devils on 5Th Avenue$150Sign up
sold 2003 BATTLE SCENE, twelve mechanical color reproductions mounted to heavy paper$200Sign up
sold 2003 Distant View of Niagara FallsUnsold
sold 2004 UntitledUnsold
sold 2004 Distant View of Niagara FallsUnsold
sold 2005 Untitled$295Sign up
sold 2005 Untitled$295Sign up
sold 2005 The Thinking Nude$4.6kSign up
sold 2006 UntitledUnsold
sold 2006 Bar-Room Buddies$3.9kSign up
sold 2007 Self PortraitUnsold
sold 2007 Untitled$100Sign up · sold 2×

Show 2 more (2000s)

sold 2007 Untitled$100Sign up
sold 2009 Self PortraitUnsold

Sold in the 2010s 15 works

Sold: 10 of 15
Median: $750Sign up
Average: $28.4kSign up
Typical size: 10 × 12 in (25 × 31 cm)
Mediums: Oil (7), Drawing (5), Pastel (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2), Cattle & animals (1), Rivers & marshes (1)

sold 2010 The Thinking Nude$3.2kSign up
1899 The apple seller, 1899; Woman in a polka dot dress: TwoUnsold
sold 2013 Circus Animal Tamer with WhipUnsold
sold 2014 Fishermen$1kSign up
c. 1904 Copley Square, Boston$275kSign up
sold 2015 Sketches for a Charming Young Lady$450Sign up
sold 2015 - ''The Scout Master''-Unsold
1919 Otis Skinner as Col. Philippe Bridau in "The Honor of the Family", a preliminary sketch for the painting executed in 1919 and held by the Phillips Collection$1.8kSign up
sold 2016 Hitched Horses$1.4kSign up
c. 1919 Study for Otis Skinner as Colonel Philippe BridauUnsold
sold 2017 Woman Looking Down at her Shoes$300Sign up
sold 2017 Study of a Cat$400Sign up

Show 3 more (2010s)

sold 2017 Polo Players$350Sign up
sold 2017 East RiverUnsold
sold 2018 Watching the Parade$500Sign up

Sold in the 2020s 20 works

Sold: 14 of 20
Median: $1.1kSign up
Average: $3.3kSign up
Typical size: 13.5 × 17.5 in (34 × 45 cm)
Mediums: Oil (11), Drawing (6), Watercolor (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (6), Landscapes (2), Markets & villages (1)

sold 2020 Study of Man with Hands Folded$1kSign up
sold 2020 In the RestaurantUnsold
c. 1933 Men of the Auld Palestine Sod at Sweeney's Near Houston Street$7.7kSign up
c. 1921 The Rag Picker$16kSign up
sold 2021 Two Women Reading in the ParkResult not published
sold 2022 Group ShoutingUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2022 In the Restaurant$1.2kSign up
c. 1914 Portrait of a Woman$6.4kSign up
sold 2023 Shack in the Woods$4.5kSign up
sold 2023 UntitledResult not published
sold 2023 At the Fair$275Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2023 The Race Prejudice$500Sign up

Show 8 more (2020s)

sold 2023 (Double-sided)$500Sign up
sold 2024 Mercedes (Portrait of the Artist's Wife)Unsold
c. 1925 Reclining Nude$1.6kSign up
sold 2024 Sketch of Johnny Queenan$63Sign up
c. 1906 The Spanish Shawl: Portrait of Jeanne FrankenbergUnsold
sold 2025 Mercedes (Portrait of the Artist's Wife)$5.6kSign up
c. 1906 Feb 16/ 67- N.Y., This work was done by my late husband George Luks between 1906-1910, Penn. Landscape oil on board 28$1kSign up
sold 2025 Untitled (A Bad Mixture, Kümmel + Scotch?)$318Sign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All George Luks auction results →