Lot 21 · Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
The Joy of Living
George Benjamin Luks · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, New York · 5 March 2009
- Dimensions
- 35½ x 23½ in. (90.2 x 59.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5395030
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Benjamin Luks, The Joy of Living. Christie's, 5 Mar 2009, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5395030.
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George Benjamin Luks, The Joy of Living. Christie's, 5 Mar 2009, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5395030.
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From the same sale Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture · Mar 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking Puma | Charles Rumsey (1879-1922) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| An Old Navajo | Ralph Brownwell McGrew (b. 1916) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Mother with Two Children | Charles A. Hafner (1888-1960) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| North River, New York | Martin Lewis | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| From Deer Isle, Maine | John Marin | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| The Lawyers | Guy Pène Du Bois | $5,000–$7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Benjamin Luks | Portrait of a Woman 30 3/8 x 25 1/4 in. (77.2 x 64.1 cm.) | $6,400 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | |
| George Benjamin Luks | Mercedes (Portrait of the Artist's Wife) 24 x 20 1/8 in. (61 | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| George Benjamin Luks | Men of the Auld Palestine Sod at Sweeney's Near Houston Stre | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| George Benjamin Luks | Shack in the Woods 11 1/8 x 12 1/2 in. (28.3 x 31.8 cm.) | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| George Benjamin Luks | Child with Toy | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| George Benjamin Luks | The Street Preacher | Heritage Auctions, May 2019 | ||
| George Benjamin Luks | landscape, pale montauk | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| George Benjamin Luks | Lady from Havana | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 |
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