George Luks Landscape Paintings

American, 1867-1933

George Luks was an American realist painter and comic illustrator, best known for his images of New York City and its inhabitants. Born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Luks worked as a vaudeville performer before moving to Philadelphia to study art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He traveled through Europe, where he attended several art schools and developed a particular admiration for Diego Velázquez, Frans Hals, and Édouard Manet. Even before leaving for Europe, Luks was publishing comic illustrations in Puck and Truth, and upon his return in 1893 he accepted a job as a newspaper illustrator at the Philadelphia Press. In 1896, the Press sent him to Cuba as a special correspondent to cover the mounting tensions there. Working at the Press, Luks befriended Everett Shinn, William Glackens, John Sloan, and Robert Henri. In 1896 Luks moved to New York City and began to work as an illustrator for Joseph Pulitzer's New York World. He drew the comic strip Hogan's Alley after the strip’s originator Frederick Opper was lured away to William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal. Though capable of picturesque urban scenes (like those that his friends Shinn and Glackens specialized in), Luks excelled as a broad comic artist, drawing single and multi-panel cartoons for newspapers and magazines, and working as a political cartoonist for the magazine Verdict. In the 1920s, Luks drew comic sketches for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. As a painter, Luks found inspiration in New York City, often depicting the streets and denizens of the Lower East Side, subjects which gained him little favor with art critics and jurors steeped in the genteel tradition. He painted thickly, often laying his paint on the canvas with a palette knife. In 1907, the rejection of one of his canvasses from a juried exhibition at the National Academy of Design spurred the organization of a protest exhibition the following year at Macbeth Gallery. This watershed exhibition would become known as the exhibition of "The Eight" for the eight painters who collaborated to put it together. Known for his big personality and love of liquor, Luks was a vocal proponent of American painting in the early 20th century.

Artist: George Luks

George LuksCape Elizabeth - Maine - American Realist Seascape Oil Painting by George Luks, c.1922

$27,231

Cape Elizabeth - Maine - American Realist Seascape Oil Painting by George Luks

By George Luks

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed and titled seascape oil on canvas circa 1922 by American Realist painter George Benjamin Luks. The work depicts a view of the rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth in Maine in the...

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1920s American Realist George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

George LuksForest Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Ashcan School, Signed, 20th Century

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Forest Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Ashcan School, Signed, 20th Century

By George Luks

Located in New York, NY

Landscape by George Luks (1867-1933) Oil on canvas 11 x 14 inches unframed (27.94 x 35.56 cm) Signed lower left Description: George Luks was an American artist originally born in Pe...

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20th Century Ashcan School George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Alexander Oscar LevyUnder the Hollow, 1934

$68,000

H 40 in W 40 in

Under the Hollow

By Alexander Oscar Levy

Located in Buffalo, NY

An important American modern landscape by Ashcan school artist Alexander O. Levy. This painting was featured in the retrospective for the artist held at the Burchfield Penney Art Ce...

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1930s Ashcan School George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

George LuksSeventh Avenue (New York City Manhattan cityscape painting), ca. 1920

$1,500

H 12 in W 8.75 in

Seventh Avenue (New York City Manhattan cityscape painting)

By George Luks

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful Ashcan School era cityscape painting. Seventh Avenue at Night, ca. 1920. Oil on canvas, 8.75 x 12 inches. On small patch repair on back. The piece is unsigned and unatt...

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1920s Ashcan School George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Dennis Sheehan"Spring Thaw" Dennis Sheehan, Snowy American Landscape, Atmospheric Late Spring, circa 2025

$3,250

H 16 in W 20 in

"Spring Thaw" Dennis Sheehan, Snowy American Landscape, Atmospheric Late Spring

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in New York, NY

Dennis Sheehan Spring Thaw Signed lower left, titled on verso Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Dennis Sheehan was born in Boston in 1950. His work is based upon the Barbizon School wit...

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2010s American Impressionist George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

G. Harvey"COUNTRY PLACE" G. HARVEY (1933-2017) TEXAS HILL COUNTRY RANCH, 1976

$22,000

H 16 in W 20 in D 3 in

"COUNTRY PLACE" G. HARVEY (1933-2017) TEXAS HILL COUNTRY RANCH

By G. Harvey

Located in San Antonio, TX

G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 25 x 29 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed 1976 "Country Place" ...

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1960s Impressionist George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American Psychedelic Modernist Abstract Oil Painting, 1970

$875

H 46 in W 46 in D 1 in

Vintage American Psychedelic Modernist Abstract Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Measuring 46 by 46 inches overall. In excellent original condition. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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1970s Modern George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dorothy Rossen GreenbergThe Fishmonger 1940's New York Impasto Figurative Cityscape, 1948

$3,080Sale Price|20% Off

H 17 in W 21.5 in D 1 in

The Fishmonger 1940's New York Impasto Figurative Cityscape

By Dorothy Rossen Greenberg

Located in Soquel, CA

A vivid mid-century impasto figurative cityscape oil painting of New York during the 1940s by Dorothy Rossen Greenberg (American, 1915-2005). A Fishmonger plies his trade amidst a ha...

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1940s Ashcan School George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Dennis Sheehan"Last Light on the Marsh" Dennis Sheehan, Skyscape, Dusk, Sunset Light, Orange, circa 2025

$4,500

H 16 in W 28.75 in

"Last Light on the Marsh" Dennis Sheehan, Skyscape, Dusk, Sunset Light, Orange

By Dennis Sheehan

Located in New York, NY

Dennis Sheehan Last Light on the Marsh, circa 2025 Signed lower right Oil on canvas laid to foam board 16 x 28 3/4 inches Dennis Sheehan was born in Boston in 1950. His work is bas...

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2010s American Impressionist George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Ashcan School Modernist New York Street Scene Rare "Fire Hydrant Pool", 1950

$1,875

H 13 in W 15 in D 2 in

Antique Ashcan School Modernist New York Street Scene Rare "Fire Hydrant Pool"

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent conditio...

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1950s Modern George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

American Impressionist Landscape Painting Old Lyme School Early 20th Century, early 20th century

$595

H 10 in W 12 in D 1 in

American Impressionist Landscape Painting Old Lyme School Early 20th Century

Located in Rochester, NY

Early American impressionist landscape painting. Old Lyme school. Oil on board. Early 20th century. Unsigned. Please, contact Joseph Dasta Antiques for shipping options. ...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Alexander Bower"Portland Harbor, Maine, " Alexander Bower, Snowy River Scene in Winter, 1910

$36,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 35.5 in W 41.5 in

"Portland Harbor, Maine, " Alexander Bower, Snowy River Scene in Winter

By Alexander Bower

Located in New York, NY

Alexander Bower (1875 - 1952) Portland Harbor, Maine, 1910 Oil on canvas 27 x 33 inches Signed and dated lower right An American Impressionist, Alexande Bower was born in New York, studied at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, and was living with his wife in Cliff Island, Maine by 1914. Despite his urban upbringing, the coast and the sea fascinated Bower. A large portion of his paintings are seascapes, particularly scenes depicting the coast of Cape Elizabeth...

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1910s Ashcan School George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

John SloanStorm Sky, Palisades Oil Painting, Signed 1908, 9.25 x 11.5 Inches, 1908

$38,500

H 9.25 in W 11.5 in

Storm Sky, Palisades Oil Painting, Signed 1908, 9.25 x 11.5 Inches

By John Sloan

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Storm Sky, Palisades, 1908 Oil on canvas, 9 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches (23.5 x 29.2 cm) Framed dimensions: 17 1/8 x 19 1/8 inches Signed and dated lower left: -John Sloan – '08 Inscribed lo...

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Early 1900s Ashcan School George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Maurice BeckerModernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

$2,400

H 28 in W 20.5 in

Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

By Maurice Becker

Located in Surfside, FL

the Shop Window New York City, 1940s 17.75X25 sight size. Maurice Becker (1889–1975) was a radical political artist best known for his work in the 1910s and 1920s for such publica...

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Early 20th Century Ashcan School George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

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George LuksCape Elizabeth - Maine - American Realist Seascape Oil Painting by George Luks, c.1922

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H 26 in W 34 in

Cape Elizabeth - Maine - American Realist Seascape Oil Painting by George Luks

By George Luks

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed and titled seascape oil on canvas circa 1922 by American Realist painter George Benjamin Luks. The work depicts a view of the rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth in Maine in the...

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1920s American Realist George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

George LuksIndustrial Landscape, 1930's

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H 12 in W 16 in

Industrial Landscape

By George Luks

Located in Miami, FL

Quick and confident brush strokes describe the gritty forms of perhaps steam engines or railroad yards. Luks bravura style of putting paint to canvas anticipates action painting of ...

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1930s Abstract Expressionist George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Oil

George Luks landscape paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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