George Luks

George Luks
Gertrude Käsebier, George Luks, c. 1910
Born	(1867-08-13)August 13, 1867 Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 29, 1933(1933-10-29) (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.