George Luks | |
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 Gertrude Käsebier, George Luks, c. 1910 | |
| Born | August 13, 1867 |
| Died | October 29, 1933 (aged 66) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Pennsylvania Academy |
| Known for | Painting, comics |
| Notable work | The Wrestlers |
| Movement | Ashcan School |
George Benjamin Luks (August 13, 1867 – October 29, 1933) was an American artist, identified with the aggressively realistic Ashcan School of American painting.
After travelling and studying in Europe, Luks worked as a newspaper illustrator and cartoonist in Philadelphia, where he became part of a close-knit group, led by Robert Henri, that set out to defy the genteel values imposed by the influential National Academy of Design. His best-known paintings reflect the life of the poor and hard-pressed on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.