'''George Benjamin Luks''' (August_13, 1867 – October_29, 1933), was an American Portrait and genre Painter. He was a member of the Ashcan_School. Luks, a great admirer of Franz_Hals, made many paintings of working class subjects and scenes of the urban street. He also worked as an Illustrator and Cartoonist. Two of his best-known works are ''The Spielers'' and ''The Wrestlers''. His death in 1933 resulted from injuries in a barroom fight. {{libship honor|name=George Luks|type=his}} ==External link== *Examples of Luks’ work Luks, George Benjamin Luks, George Benjamin Luks, George Benjamin Luks, George Benjamin {{US-painter-stub}} De:George_Benjamin_Luks