Analysis of a painting by George Benjamin Luks

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George Benjamin Luks Biography

George Luks was one of two sons of a doctor. He was born in Pennsylvannia in 1867. Luks was a painter who had a lack of sentimentality and was part of a group with such attributes, they inspired realism in the twentieth century. George studied under Thomas Arshutz at the Pennsylvannia Academy of the fine arts. But then continued his education in Europe, studing in cities such as Dusseldorf, Paris and London. Luks was part of a famous group also called the famous eight, they were very influential and founded the Ashcan school.

He developd a s a painter moving from drawing comic strips for the Philadelphia Press to receiving a job offer as a cartonist in New York, to finally getting his painting career moving. His works are famous for their ability to capture the essence of a moment. The Famous eight went on to showcase their works at a exhibit at Macbeth Gallery found in New york. Their works were stepping stones to change, such as the way human figures were drawn.

Luks went on to teach at the Art students League as well as founding his own school. Luks was a heavy drinker and this resulted to his death. George Luks was found dead in the early hours of the morning after his involvement in a Bar room brawl.

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Analysis

The mood of this painting is fierce and this is seen or described by the artists combination of colors. The amount of anger shown through the two wrestlers in painting is more described by the facial expressions they are showning. Both wrestlers are bruced, the painting seems to capture a moment towards the conclusion of the fight as both wrestlers seem to be worn out. One of the wrestlers has the upperhand in this situation. The other wrestlers seems more in a state in which he has lost his moral and has given up the fight. His facial expression ...

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