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The following essay is from the 1982 publication Dallas Collects American Paintings: Colonial to Early Modern.
A member of The Eight or Ashcan School of realists, George Luks painted lower class city life in a style notable for its boldness of characterization, lighting, and paint handling. Born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the son of a doctor who encouraged his family's artistic leanings, he attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and studied in Europe in Düsseldorf, Paris, and London although his exact activities abroad are unclear. Most important were the paintings he saw, particularly those of Hals, Rembrandt, Goya, Manet, and Renoir, all of whom he appreciated for their painterly approach. He next surfaced back in the States in 1893 as a newspaper artist for the Philadelphia Press. At the same time, he took instruction from Robert Henri whose work, despite personal differences, was another important influence. Luks went to Cuba during the Spanish American War on art assignment for the Evening Bulletin of Philadelphia and worked in 1896-97 for the New York World as illustrator and cartoonist, but as his paintings began to sell, he gave up his newspaper career. He exhibited in the famous Eight show at Macbeth Gallery in 1908 and participated in the Armory show of 1913. A boisterous, unruly character with a perpetual drinking problem, Luks loved to paint urchins, outcasts, and adventurers, people of the street with whom he could identify and sympathize. He taught for a while at the Art Students League and even opened a school of his own. Although he was a member of numerous art clubs and the recipient of several awards, he lived without the trappings of success.
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Steven A. Nash, Dallas Collects American Paintings: Colonial to Early Modern, September 26- November 14, 1982, (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts), 104.
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General Description
The following essay is from the 1982 publication Dallas Collects American Paintings: Colonial to Early Modern.
A member of The Eight or Ashcan School of realists, George Luks painted lower class city life in a style notable for its boldness of characterization, lighting, and paint handling. Born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the son of a doctor who encouraged his family's artistic leanings, he attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and studied in Europe in Düsseldorf, Paris, and London although his exact activities abroad are unclear. Most important were the paintings he saw, particularly those of Hals, Rembrandt, Goya, Manet, and Renoir, all of whom he appreciated for their painterly approach. He next surfaced back in the States in 1893 as a newspaper artist for the Philadelphia Press. At the same time, he took instruction from Robert Henri whose work, despite personal differences, was another important influence. Luks went to Cuba during the Spanish American War on art assignment for the Evening Bulletin of Philadelphia and worked in 1896-97 for the New York World as illustrator and cartoonist, but as his paintings began to sell, he gave up his newspaper career. He exhibited in the famous Eight show at Macbeth Gallery in 1908 and participated in the Armory show of 1913. A boisterous, unruly character with a perpetual drinking problem, Luks loved to paint urchins, outcasts, and adventurers, people of the street with whom he could identify and sympathize. He taught for a while at the Art Students League and even opened a school of his own. Although he was a member of numerous art clubs and the recipient of several awards, he lived without the trappings of success.
Excerpt from
Steven A. Nash, Dallas Collects American Paintings: Colonial to Early Modern, September 26- November 14, 1982, (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts), 104.
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