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# George Luks

(1867–1933)   Painter   United States

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George Luks was a painter from the United States, best known for *Sandburrs*.

## Quick Facts About George Luks

Born August 13, 1867

Died October 29, 1933

Nationality United States

Profession Painter

Notable works Sandburrs

Known for The Wrestlers

Spouse Mercedes Carbonell

## About George Luks

George Benjamin Luks was an American artist, identified with the aggressively realistic Ashcan School of American painting.

##  Quotes by George Luks

> [Art - my slats! Guts! Guts! Life! Life! I can paint with a shoe-string dipped in pitch and lard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-luks/art-my-slats-guts-guts-life-life-i-can-paint-with-a-shoe-string/)

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> [At sixty a man has passed most of the reefs and whirlpools…That man has awakened to a new youth…Ergo, he is young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-luks/at-sixty-a-man-has-passed-most-of-the-reefs-and-whirlpools-that-man/)

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[Awakened](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awakened/)

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