Armistice Night

Title

Armistice Night

Artist

George Luks

Medium

Painting - Oil On Canvas

Description

This is a reproduction of “Armistice Night” by George Luks of 1918. This is a matuee work of the artist and it is in the Impressionist School and differs from his works while in the Ashcan School which Luks helped to found. Thepainting depicts the celebrations in Paris upon the announcement of the end of fighting in World War I. The artist seeks to display and convey the feelings of the moment and so there is little distinctions of detail. The artist was born in Pennsylvania and grew up observing his parents’ helping those in poverty. He studied briefly at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, but soon left for Europe to study in various art schools across the continent. He returned to Philadelphia in 1893 when aged tenty-six years. He became an illustrator for a local newspaper and made contacts with other young artists. He moved to New York City three years later working for another paper. He joined students of Robert Henri and together with them became one of “The Eight” who exhibited together in 1908. This founded the Ashcan School and Luks became recognized as a master of bold colors. He became a teacher and was known for his charismatic force in the classroom. He died in a barroom brawl on October 29, 1933 and his funeral was packed with students, artists and fiends. He is buried in the Fernwood Cemetary in Rogersford, Pennsylvania. This masterpiece is currently in the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. It is an oil on canvas and measures 94 by 173.7 centimeters.

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October 25th, 2019

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