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

$27,257

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

Valetta SwannValetta Swann (1904-1973) original large 1940s MEXICAN / AMERICAN oil painting, 1948

$1,776

H 27.56 in W 37.8 in D 1.58 in

Valetta Swann (1904-1973) original large 1940s MEXICAN / AMERICAN oil painting

Located in Cirencester, GB

ARTIST: Valetta Swann (1904-1973) British / American TITLE: "Mexican Expansive Landscape" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 96cm x 70cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: ...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Carl Axel ElvegårdCarl Axel Elvegård Oil Painting 1920 Winter Landscape Dalarna Sweden, 1920

$5,000

H 31.89 in W 45.67 in

Carl Axel Elvegård Oil Painting 1920 Winter Landscape Dalarna Sweden

Located in Stockholm, SE

Carl Axel Elvegård (1883–1962) Sweden Early Winter in Dalarna, 1920 signed and dated lower right 26/9 1920 oil on canvas unframed 65 × 100 cm (25.6 × 39.4 in) framed 81 × 116 cm (3...

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1920s Post-Impressionist 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

Robert MotelskiBoat 12 August 20:55 - Modern Nature Painting, Sea View, Landscape, 2015

$2,929

H 35.44 in W 51.19 in D 0.79 in

Boat 12 August 20:55 - Modern Nature Painting, Sea View, Landscape

By Robert Motelski

Located in Hallein, AT

Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...

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2010s Contemporary George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Susan MeeksMagnolias in the Garden Oil Painting, 48" x 60" Realism Floral Art, 2026

$6,000

H 48 in W 60 in D 1 in

Magnolias in the Garden Oil Painting, 48" x 60" Realism Floral Art

By Susan Meeks

Located in Houston, TX

Magnolias in the Garden 48" x 60 " oil on canvas Look for Free Shipping at Checkout Susan is a native Houstonian. She is passionate about oil paintings, specializing in large scal...

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2010s American Realist George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Rachel Personett"Winter River" 2018 contemporary realist plein air oil painting, snowy landscape, 2018

$4,000

H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in

"Winter River" 2018 contemporary realist plein air oil painting, snowy landscape

By Rachel Personett

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

An oil painting of a winter scene. White snow covers trees and rocks alongside a river. Soft short brushstrokes create a sense of movement in the icy water. White snow is painted thickly to accentuate the heavy snowfall. Painting dimensions: 24 x 18 inches Framed dimensions: 30.5 x 24.5 x 1 inches Framed in a traditional-style frame (see pictures). Artist Bio Rachel Personett was born in Hawaii, but raised in Colorado. Being the daughter of a pilot she has always traveled extensively. She has studied part time at the Savannah College of Art and Design, The Angel Academy of Art, and finally settled on the Florence Academy of Art, graduating in 2015. In January 2016 she apprenticed the painter Odd Nerdrum...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bruno SurdoLiberation Oil on Canvas Painting, Nudes in River, 30x40 in, 2026, 2026

$10,000

H 30 in W 40 in

Liberation Oil on Canvas Painting, Nudes in River, 30x40 in, 2026

By Bruno Surdo

Located in Chicago, IL

Liberation Set in a natural landscape, this gathering of nude figures recalls Arcadian painting, bathing scenes, and pastoral freedom. Yet it is not i...

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2010s Old Masters 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

Katharina HussleinLove Don’t Meet Somewhere Oil Painting, Floral Still Life, 100x100 cm, 2025

$2,692

H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in

Love Don’t Meet Somewhere Oil Painting, Floral Still Life, 100x100 cm

By Katharina Husslein

Located in DE

Title: Our love is not loud to the world but it roars in the chambers of my heart This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in a vase in front of a dark background. R...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Steve SeltzerPurple Butte

$3,200

H 12 in W 18 in

Purple Butte

By Steve Seltzer

Located in Bozeman, MT

Steve Seltzer’s connection to the world of art, especially historical western subject matter began at an early age. He grew up in a home filled with original pieces of art. These wor...

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21st Century and Contemporary George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

John Nesta"Arnold's Wharf" Naturalistic Shore Side Ship Dock Coastal Landscape Painting, 2009

$1,800

H 39.75 in W 45.75 in D 1.38 in

"Arnold's Wharf" Naturalistic Shore Side Ship Dock Coastal Landscape Painting

Located in Houston, TX

Naturalistic coastal dock landscape depicting Arnold's Wharf in Massachusetts by New England native artist John Nesta. Signed in the front lower left corner. Currently hung in a wood...

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Early 2000s American Realist George Luks Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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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

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