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George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933)
The Joy of Living
Details
George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933)
The Joy of Living
signed 'George Luks' (lower right)
oil on canvas
35½ x 23½ in. (90.2 x 59.7 cm.)
The Joy of Living
signed 'George Luks' (lower right)
oil on canvas
35½ x 23½ in. (90.2 x 59.7 cm.)
Provenance
The artist.
Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries, New York, 1934.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1934.
Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries, New York, 1934.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1934.
Literature
C. Cunningham, "Portraits by Luks, James, and Carriere," Boston Transcript, Boston, Massachusetts, January 26, 1935.
A.H.W., "Present Day Americans Entering Boston Museum," Union and Republican, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 21, 1935.
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 1997, p. 187, illustrated.
A.H.W., "Present Day Americans Entering Boston Museum," Union and Republican, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 21, 1935.
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 1997, p. 187, illustrated.
Exhibited
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Annual Exhibition, 1922, no. 98.
New York, Frank M. Rehn Galleries, Paintings and Drawings by George Luks, March 19-April 7, 1934, no. 6.
Boston, Massachusetts, Vose Galleries, Paintings and Drawings by George Luks, October 29-November 17, 1934, no. 4.
New York, Frank M. Rehn Galleries, Paintings and Drawings by George Luks, March 19-April 7, 1934, no. 6.
Boston, Massachusetts, Vose Galleries, Paintings and Drawings by George Luks, October 29-November 17, 1934, no. 4.
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