George Luks, The Bersaglieri

George Luks

American · 1867–1933 · Painter, Printmaker

George Benjamin Luks was an American artist, identified with the aggressively realistic Ashcan School of American painting. (Wikipedia)

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  1. George Luks, Copley Square, Boston, circa 1904, oil on canvasCopley Square, BostonBonhams · $275,000≈ £180,707≈ €257,829Sign up to see
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  3. George Luks, Men of the Auld Palestine Sod at Sweeney's Near Houston Street, circa 1933, oil en grisaille on canvasboardMen of the Auld Palestine Sod at Sweeney's Near Houston StreetBonhams · $7,650≈ £5,676≈ €6,743Sign up to see

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George Benjamin Luks was an American artist, identified with the aggressively realistic Ashcan School of American painting.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1867, WilliamsportDied 1933, New York CityOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q337733 ↗ULAN 500007311 ↗Museum works 15

Ashcan School

Also known as George B. Luks, George Benjamin Luks, Luks

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

George Luks, The Bersaglieri
The Bersaglieri1918 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Avalon Foundation — Open Acc…
George Luks, The Fire Boss
The Fire Boss1925 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Collection — Open Access (CC0)
George Luks, Ten Heads
Ten Headsc. 1905 · black chalk on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Davis Hatch Collection — Open Acces…
George Luks, Under the Trees
Under the Treesblack crayon
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Davis Hatch Collection — Open Acces…
George Luks, Breadline
Breadline1900 · pastel on paperboard
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Estate of Susie Bru…
George Luks, Self-Portrait: Interior of My New York Apartment
Self-Portrait: Interior of My New York Apartment1927 · watercolor over graphite on wove paper mounted to board
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Gift of William L. …
George Luks, The Old Duchess
The Old Duchess1905
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · George Luks, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
George Luks, Boy with Baseball
Boy with Baseball1925
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · George Luks, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
George Luks, Fishermen
Fishermen1920
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · George Luks, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
George Luks, Boy with Violin
Boy with Violin1922
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
George Luks, The Bersaglieri
The Bersaglieri1918
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
George Luks, The Miner
The Miner1925
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
George Luks, New Year's Shooter
New Year's Shooter1917
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
George Luks, The Wrestlers
The Wrestlers1905
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
George Luks, Holiday on the Hudson
Holiday on the Hudsonc. 1912 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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