The Bersaglieri

Provenance

The artist; purchased by Arthur F. Egner, South Orange, New Jersey, by 1934;[1] (his estate sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 4 May 1945, no. 116). (Knoedler and Co., New York), by 1947;[2] purchased 16 May 1950 by NGA. [1] The painting was lent by Enger to the 1934 exhibition _The Work of George Benjamin Luks_ at the Newark Museum. [2] The painting was lent by Knoedler to the 1947 exhibition _Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings by American Artists 1896-1930_ at the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts.

The Bersaglieri

Luks, George

1918

Accession Number

1950.5.1

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 101.9 x 151.5 cm (40 1/8 x 59 5/8 in.) | framed: 119.1 x 169.6 x 7 cm (46 7/8 x 66 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Avalon Foundation