Figure of a Man - Back View

George Benjamin Luks

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Early work as a newspaper illustrator made George Luks adept at recording quick, on-the-spot sketches, such as this drawing. Despite the cursory treatment of forms, he conveyed a sense of his subject’s individuality through such details as the bunched sleeves, the distinctive fedora, and the creased skin at the back of the neck. The man’s stance suggests that he—like the artist—has stopped to observe some urban spectacle. Indeed, Luks constantly roved the bustling streets of New York City with sketchpad in hand.

Caption

George Benjamin Luks American, 1867–1933. Figure of a Man - Back View, n.d.. Black Conté crayon on off-white, medium-weight, smooth wove paper, Sheet (irregular): 10 1/8 x 8 3/16 in. (25.7 x 20.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 58.43.3. Orphaned work (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 58.43.3_IMLS_PS3.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Figure of a Man - Back View

Date

n.d.

Medium

Black Conté crayon on off-white, medium-weight, smooth wove paper

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

Sheet (irregular): 10 1/8 x 8 3/16 in. (25.7 x 20.8 cm)

Signatures

Unsigned

Credit Line

Dick S. Ramsay Fund

Accession Number

58.43.3

Rights

Orphaned work

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