George Luks
August 13.1866-October 29.1933,American painter and draughtsman. He lived as a child in the mining town of Shenandoah, PA, but moved to Philadelphia in 1883. The facts of his early career were later confused by the wild stories fabricated by him. After a short stint in vaudeville, he spent a year at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia. From 1885 he was in Europe, living most of the next decade in D?sseldorf, Munich, Paris and London, intermittently attending German and French art academies. In 1894 Luks became an artist-reporter for the Philadelphia Press, where he befriended Robert Henri, John Sloan, William J. Glackens and Everett Shinn. Related Paintings of George Luks :. | Weaving for Soldier | Street Scene | The Little Madonna | Street Scene | The Amateurs | Related Artists: Neyts, GillesFlemish, 1623-87 pucciniPeriod: Post-Romantic (1870-1909)
Country: Italy
Born: December 22, 1858 in Lucca, Italy
Died: November 29, 1924 in Brussels, Belgium
Genres: Chamber Music, Miscellaneous Music, Opera, Vocal Music
Giovanni Battista Gaulli Called BaccicioGenoa 1639-Rome 1709
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