George Luks
(1867–1933) American artist (1867-1933)
George Luks (USA, 1867–1933) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, George Luks belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
George Luks was born in Williamsport and died in New York City. The teachers included Thomas Pollock Anshutz and Heinrich Lauenstein. George Luks worked in New York City. Wikidata associates George Luks with Ashcan School. The students included Elsie Driggs, Reginald Marsh, and Jon Corbino.
One of the best-known works is ‘The Wrestlers’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 43 works by George Luks with free images. The dated works span the years 1896–1930. Works by George Luks are held by several collections, among them Metropolitan Museum of Art, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Phillips Collection, and Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Guy Rose, Henry de Groux, Robert Hermann Sterl, Helena Unierzyska, and Eva Watson-Schütze.