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Mark Gertler

1891–1939

The Artist’s Brother Harry Holding an Apple 1913
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Historic and Modern British Art

Biography

Mark Gertler (born Marks Gertler; 9 December 1891 – 23 June 1939) was a British painter of figure subjects, portraits and still-life.

His early life and his relationship with Dora Carrington were the inspiration for Gilbert Cannan's novel Mendel. The characters of Loerke in D. H. Lawrence's Women in Love, and Gombauld in Aldous Huxley's Crome Yellow were based on him.

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Artworks

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  • Portrait of a Girl

    Mark Gertler
    1912
  • The Artist’s Mother

    Mark Gertler
    1911
  • Violin Case and Flowers

    Mark Gertler
    1930
  • The Servant Girl

    Mark Gertler
    1923
  • The Artist’s Mother

    Mark Gertler
    1911
  • The Tea Pot

    Mark Gertler
    1918
  • Acrobats

    Mark Gertler
    1917
  • Jewish Family

    Mark Gertler
    1913
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Features

  • Tate Etc

    Story of an Artwork: Mark Gertler's Merry-Go-Round 1916

    Sarah MacDougall

Sketches, letters, etc.

  • Letter from Mark Gertler to Eileen Mayo

    Mark Gertler, recipient: Dame Eileen Mayo
    19 June 1931

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