Portrait of Mark Gertler

Meet the 100 Most Famous Paintings by Mark Gertler

Updated Oktober 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 131 works by Mark Gertler in our catalogue

In short

If you know one Mark Gertler painting, it's probably The apple woman and her husband (1912), which hangs in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Valentine Dobrée (1919) and Near Swanage, Dorset round out the three pieces people recognise right away. Our catalogue has 131 works by Mark Gertler. Below are the 100 people know best, each with its year, where to find it and what makes it special.

1891 – 1939, Spitalfields Post-impressionismus Most works: National Portrait Gallery
The apple woman and her husband (1912) by Mark Gertler1. The apple woman and her husband 1912 Valentine Dobrée (1919) by Mark Gertler2. Valentine Dobrée 1919 Near Swanage, Dorset by Mark Gertler3. Near Swanage, Dorset

Start here: the top 10 Mark Gertler paintings

More Mark Gertler favourites, 11 to 100

11Seated Nude (celia Dennis) by Mark GertlerSeated Nude (celia Dennis) 12Clytie And Autumn Leaves by Mark GertlerClytie And Autumn Leaves 13Rabbi und Rabbitzin (1914) by Mark GertlerRabbi und Rabbitzin1914 · Ben Uri Galerie und Museum 14Golden pheasant (1932) by Mark GertlerGolden pheasant1932 · Art Gallery of New South Wales 15Porträt von Marjorie Gertler by Mark GertlerPorträt von Marjorie GertlerAbbot Hall 16Tulips In A Vase by Mark GertlerTulips In A Vase 17Jewish Family by Mark GertlerJewish Family 18Portrait Of Jean Kemp Hogh by Mark GertlerPortrait Of Jean Kemp Hogh 19Figure Study by Mark GertlerFigure Study 20Sketch For 'the Servant Girl' by Mark GertlerSketch For 'the Servant Girl' 21Statue In A Park by Mark GertlerStatue In A Park 22Reclining Female Nude by Mark GertlerReclining Female Nude 23Nude Study by Mark GertlerNude StudyNationalmuseum Warschau 24Still Life With Bowl, Spoon And Apples by Mark GertlerStill Life With Bowl, Spoon And Apples 25Self Portrait by Mark GertlerSelf Portrait 26Pond At Garsington by Mark GertlerPond At Garsington 27Still Life With Dahlias And Chrysanthemums by Mark GertlerStill Life With Dahlias And Chrysanthemums 28The Mandoline by Mark GertlerThe Mandoline 29Fruit by Mark GertlerFruit 30After Bathing by Mark GertlerAfter Bathing 31Portrait Of Kotelianski by Mark GertlerPortrait Of Kotelianski 32Still Life by Mark GertlerStill Life 33Study For Merry-go-round by Mark GertlerStudy For Merry-go-round 34The Irish Yew by Mark GertlerThe Irish Yew 35The Tea Pot by Mark GertlerThe Tea Pot 36Fish by Mark GertlerFish 37Portrait Of Lydia Sherwood by Mark GertlerPortrait Of Lydia Sherwood 38Tulips And Mimosa by Mark GertlerTulips And Mimosa 39John Nicolas Mavrogordato by Mark GertlerJohn Nicolas Mavrogordato 40Nude by Mark GertlerNude 41Thomas Edmund Harvey by Mark GertlerThomas Edmund Harvey 42Tulips by Mark GertlerTulips 43Autumn by Mark GertlerAutumn 44Daffodils by Mark GertlerDaffodils 45Spring by Mark GertlerSpring 46Bouquet And Sunshade by Mark GertlerBouquet And Sunshade 47Study Of A Female Nude by Mark GertlerStudy Of A Female Nude 48Cypresses by Mark GertlerCypresses 49The Garden, Garsington Manor by Mark GertlerThe Garden, Garsington Manor 50Cabbage And Rhubarb by Mark GertlerCabbage And Rhubarb 51Young Girlhood by Mark GertlerYoung Girlhood 52Family Group by Mark GertlerFamily Group 53Alice Irene Harvey by Mark GertlerAlice Irene Harvey 54Self-portrait by Mark GertlerSelf-portrait 55Through The Window by Mark GertlerThrough The Window 56The Artist In His Studio by Mark GertlerThe Artist In His Studio 57Standing Nude by Mark GertlerStanding Nude 58Thomas Balston by Mark GertlerThomas Balston 59Still Life With A Staffordshire Parrot by Mark GertlerStill Life With A Staffordshire Parrot 60Russian Peasant Girl by Mark GertlerRussian Peasant Girl 61Still Life With Flowers by Mark GertlerStill Life With Flowers 62The Fruit Sorters by Mark GertlerThe Fruit Sorters 63The Basket Of Fruit by Mark GertlerThe Basket Of Fruit 64Sonata by Mark GertlerSonata 65Seated Nude by Mark GertlerSeated Nude 66Portrait Of A Man With A Bow Tie by Mark GertlerPortrait Of A Man With A Bow Tie 67Natalie Bevan, Née Ackenhausen, Later Denny by Mark GertlerNatalie Bevan, Née Ackenhausen, Later DennyNational Portrait Gallery 68The Barn by Mark GertlerThe Barn 69Still Life With Self Portrait by Mark GertlerStill Life With Self Portrait 70The Artist's Sister, Deborah by Mark GertlerThe Artist's Sister, Deborah 71Peaches And Green Bottle by Mark GertlerPeaches And Green Bottle 72Portrait Of Sir Julian Huxley by Mark GertlerPortrait Of Sir Julian Huxley 73Man In A Hat by Mark GertlerMan In A Hat 74Tulips by Mark GertlerTulips 75The Pond by Mark GertlerThe Pond 76Portrait Of A Man by Mark GertlerPortrait Of A Man 77Head Of A Boy by Mark GertlerHead Of A Boy 78Still Life With Pomegranates And Fruit by Mark GertlerStill Life With Pomegranates And Fruit 79Staffordshire Group by Mark GertlerStaffordshire Group 80Sir Michael Ernest Sadler by Mark GertlerSir Michael Ernest Sadler 81Summer by Mark GertlerSummer 82Still Life With Anemones In A Jug by Mark GertlerStill Life With Anemones In A Jug 83The Pigeon House by Mark GertlerThe Pigeon House 84Sir George Howard Darwin by Mark GertlerSir George Howard DarwinNational Portrait Gallery 85Portrait Of A Girl by Mark GertlerPortrait Of A Girl 86The Silver Vase by Mark GertlerThe Silver Vase 87Native Women Knitting by Mark GertlerNative Women Knitting 88The Artist's Studio by Mark GertlerThe Artist's Studio 89Sleeping Nude by Mark GertlerSleeping Nude 90Seashells by Mark GertlerSeashells 91Spanish Scene by Mark GertlerSpanish Scene 92The Artist's Mother by Mark GertlerThe Artist's Mother 93Portrait Of The Artist's Family, A Playful Scene by Mark GertlerPortrait Of The Artist's Family, A Playful SceneBirmingham Museum und Kunstgalerie 94Seated Boxer by Mark GertlerSeated Boxer 95Portrait Of Dorothy Morland by Mark GertlerPortrait Of Dorothy Morland 96Still Life With Guitar by Mark GertlerStill Life With Guitar 97Still Life With Poppies by Mark GertlerStill Life With Poppies 98Head Of A Girl by Mark GertlerHead Of A Girl 99Still Life by Mark GertlerStill Life 100Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss by Mark GertlerSir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss

Mark Gertler's paintings, period by period

Early Modernism

4 works in this list
Mandolinist, Mark Gertler #10 Mandolinist Seated Nude (celia Dennis), Mark Gertler #11 Seated Nude (celia Dennis) Cypresses, Mark Gertler #48 Cypresses Still Life With Anemones In A Jug, Mark Gertler #82 Still Life With Anemones In A Jug

Mature Period

3 works in this list
Clytie And Autumn Leaves, Mark Gertler #12 Clytie And Autumn Leaves Standing Nude, Mark Gertler #57 Standing Nude Still Life With A Staffordshire Parrot, Mark Gertler #59 Still Life With A Staffordshire Parrot

Early Modern

6 works in this list
Self-portrait, Mark Gertler #54 Self-portrait Through The Window, Mark Gertler #55 Through The Window Still Life With Flowers, Mark Gertler #61 Still Life With Flowers The Barn, Mark Gertler #68 The Barn Peaches And Green Bottle, Mark Gertler #71 Peaches And Green Bottle

What Mark Gertler painted most

The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.

Portraits 11 works

Portrait Of Jean Kemp Hogh, Mark Gertler #18 Portrait Of Jean Kemp Hogh Self Portrait, Mark Gertler #25 Self Portrait Portrait Of Kotelianski, Mark Gertler #31 Portrait Of Kotelianski Portrait Of Lydia Sherwood, Mark Gertler #37 Portrait Of Lydia Sherwood

Life 8 works

Still Life With Bowl, Spoon And Apples, Mark Gertler #24 Still Life With Bowl, Spoon And Apples Still Life With Dahlias And Chrysanthemums, Mark Gertler #27 Still Life With Dahlias And Chrysanthemums Still Life, Mark Gertler #32 Still Life Still Life With Self Portrait, Mark Gertler #69 Still Life With Self Portrait

Nudes 7 works

Standing Female Nude, Mark Gertler #7 Standing Female Nude Reclining Female Nude, Mark Gertler #22 Reclining Female Nude Nude Study, Mark Gertler #23 Nude Study Nationalmuseum Warschau Nude, Mark Gertler #40 Nude

Men 6 works

Portrait Of A Man With A Bow Tie, Mark Gertler #66 Portrait Of A Man With A Bow Tie Portrait Of Sir Julian Huxley, Mark Gertler #72 Portrait Of Sir Julian Huxley Man In A Hat, Mark Gertler #73 Man In A Hat Portrait Of A Man, Mark Gertler #76 Portrait Of A Man

Where you can see Mark Gertler's paintings

The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Mark Gertler Paintings from this list
National Portrait Gallery, LondonNational Portrait Gallery London 2 Natalie Bevan, Née Ackenhausen, Later Denny, Sir George Howard Darwin
National Gallery of Victoria, MelbourneNational Gallery of Victoria Melbourne 1 The apple woman and her husband
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, AucklandAuckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Auckland 1 Valentine Dobrée
Fitzwilliam MuseumFitzwilliam Museum 1 Sea-shells
Ben Uri Galerie und Museum, LondonBen Uri Galerie und Museum London 1 Rabbi und Rabbitzin
Art Gallery of New South Wales, SydneyArt Gallery of New South Wales Sydney 1 Golden pheasant
Abbot Hall, KendalAbbot Hall Kendal 1 Porträt von Marjorie Gertler
Nationalmuseum Warschau, WarschauNationalmuseum Warschau Warschau 1 Nude Study

Mark Gertler decade by decade: one standout piece each

Works per decade

Pick a decade to see its standout piece.

Your questions about Mark Gertler's paintings

Which Mark Gertler painting is the most famous?See the answer

Top of the list is The apple woman and her husband (1912), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Right behind it: Valentine Dobrée (1919) and Near Swanage, Dorset.

How old was Mark Gertler when The apple woman and her husband was made?See the answer

21 years old. Mark Gertler was born in 1891, and The apple woman and her husband dates from 1912.

What are the 10 best-known Mark Gertler paintings?See the answer

The apple woman and her husband, Valentine Dobrée, Near Swanage, Dorset, Musical Bather, The Yew At Garsington, Sea-shells, Standing Female Nude, The Servant Girl, Gilbert Cannan And His Mill and Mandolinist. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.

How many paintings did Mark Gertler create?See the answer

We have 131 works by Mark Gertler in our catalogue, dated 1907 to 1932.

Where can you see Mark Gertler's famous paintings?See the answer

You'll find most of them in National Portrait Gallery (London), National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne) and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (Auckland). The museum list above has the full breakdown.

When did Mark Gertler paint the best-known pieces?See the answer

In 1910s, more than any other time: 3 of the 100 pieces on this page date from then, The apple woman and her husband among them.

Which famous Mark Gertler paintings came first and last?See the answer

The earliest piece here is Sea-shells (1907); the most recent is Golden pheasant (1932).

What subjects show up most in Mark Gertler's paintings?See the answer

Portraits (11), Life (8) and Nudes (7), out of the 100 pieces on this page.

What materials did Mark Gertler paint with most?See the answer

Ölfarbe, used in 2 of the 100 pieces on this page.

What art movement was Mark Gertler part of?See the answer

Post-impressionismus, as you can see in the pieces on this page.

Which Mark Gertler pieces can you see at the National Portrait Gallery?See the answer

You can see 2 of the pieces on this page at the National Portrait Gallery, London, including Natalie Bevan, Née Ackenhausen, Later Denny and Sir George Howard Darwin.

Can I get a reproduction of a Mark Gertler painting?See the answer

Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.

Getting to know Mark Gertler

Frühes Leben und Karriere

Mark Gertler, ein britischer Maler von Figurenbildern, Porträts und Stillleben, wurde am 9. Dezember 1891 in Spitalfields, London, geboren. Sein frühes Leben und seine Beziehung zu Dora Carrington inspirierten Gilbert Cannans Roman "Mendel". Gertlers Vorname wurde 1896 von "Marks" zu "Mark" anglisiert, als seine Familie seinem Vater in London beitrat. Gertler zeigte schon in jungen Jahren ein großes Talent zum Zeichnen. Er schrieb sich 1906 für Kunstkurse am Regent Street Polytechnic ein, musste aber aufgrund von Armut abbrechen. 1908 begann er eine Lehre bei Clayton & Bell, einem Glasmalereibetrieb, während er weiterhin Abendschulbesuche am Polytechnikum absolvierte.

Aufstieg zur Prominenz und bemerkenswerte Werke

Gertlers Karriere nahm Fahrt auf, als er 1908 bei einem nationalen Kunstwettbewerb den dritten Platz belegte. Anschließend schrieb er sich an der Slade School of Art in London ein, wo er Zeitgenosse von namhaften Künstlern wie Paul Nash, Edward Wadsworth und Sir Stanley Spencer wurde. Zu Gertlers Mäzenen gehörte Lady Ottoline Morrell, die ihn Walter Sickert, dem Anführer der Camden Town Group, bekannt machte. Sein Erfolg als Porträtmaler war kurzlebig, da sein schwieriger Charakter und seine Hingabe an die Weiterentwicklung seiner Arbeit nach seinen eigenen Vorstellungen zu persönlicher Frustration und Armut führten.

Einflüsse und künstlerische Entwicklung

Gertlers Stil wurde von verschiedenen Einflüssen geprägt, darunter der Postimpressionismus und die frühen Strömungen der modernen Kunst. Er schätzte die Werke von James McNeill Whistler und war von dessen Ästhetik des "unbemerkten" Malens beeinflusst. Seine frühen Arbeiten zeigen eine Tendenz zu dunklen Farbtönen und einer introspektiven Atmosphäre, während seine späteren Gemälde einen helleren, farbenfroheren Charakter annahmen. Gertler experimentierte mit verschiedenen Techniken und Medien, darunter Ölmalerei, Pastell und Zeichnung. Er war bestrebt, die Essenz seiner Subjekte einzufangen, sei es in einem Porträt, einem Stillleben oder einer Figurendarstellung.

Vermächtnis und Bestattung

Gertlers Leben war von Kämpfen mit Armut und unerwiderter Liebe geprägt. Er starb am 23. Juni 1939 und wurde im Willesden Jewish Cemetery beigesetzt, wo viele andere bedeutende Persönlichkeiten aus der Londoner Region begraben sind. Trotz seines relativ kurzen Lebens hinterließ Mark Gertler einen bleibenden Eindruck in der britischen Kunstszene des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine Werke werden für ihre emotionale Tiefe, ihren intellektuellen Anspruch und ihre stilistische Innovation geschätzt. Entdecken Sie weitere Werke von Mark Gertler und sein Leben auf ArtsDot: Mark Gertler | 127 Kunstwerke Entdecken Sie andere Künstler und ihre Geschichten auf ArtsDot: Die größten Maler aller Zeiten

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