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    • George Benjamin Luks (1867-193
    Lot 21

    George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933)

    The Joy of Living

    Price realised

    USD 6,250

    Estimate

    USD 10,000 - USD 15,000

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    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.)

    Provenance

    The artist.
    Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries, New York, 1934.
    Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1934.

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    Literature and exhibited

    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.


    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.


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    Please note this lot may be subject to applicable sales tax.


    Pre-Lot Text

    SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUNDS OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON

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