Portrait of Mark Gertler

Meet the 100 Most Famous Paintings by Mark Gertler

Updated Ottobre 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-impressionismo Most works: National Portrait Gallery

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 e Rabbitzin (1914) by Mark GertlerRabbi e Rabbitzin1914 · Galleria e Museo Ben Uri 14Golden pheasant (1932) by Mark GertlerGolden pheasant1932 · Art Gallery of New South Wales 15Ritratto di Marjorie Gertler by Mark GertlerRitratto di Marjorie GertlerAbbot Hall Art Gallery 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 StudyMuseo Nazionale di Varsavia 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 and Art Gallery 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

What Mark Gertler painted most

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

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, LondraNational Portrait Gallery Londra 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
Galleria d'Arte di Auckland - Toi o Tāmaki, AucklandGalleria d'Arte di Auckland - Toi o Tāmaki Auckland 1 Valentine Dobrée
Fitzwilliam MuseumFitzwilliam Museum 1 Sea-shells
Galleria e Museo Ben Uri, LondraGalleria e Museo Ben Uri Londra 1 Rabbi e Rabbitzin
Art Gallery of New South Wales, SydneyArt Gallery of New South Wales Sydney 1 Golden pheasant
Abbot Hall Art Gallery, KendalAbbot Hall Art Gallery Kendal 1 Ritratto di Marjorie Gertler
Museo Nazionale di Varsavia, VarsaviaMuseo Nazionale di Varsavia Varsavia 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 (Londra), National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne) and Galleria d'Arte di Auckland - 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

Pittura a olio, used in 2 of the 100 pieces on this page.

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

Post-impressionismo, 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, Londra, 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

Primi anni e carriera

Mark Gertler, pittore britannico di soggetti figurativi, ritratti e nature morte, nacque il 9 dicembre 1891 a Spitalfields, Londra. La sua vita giovanile e la relazione con Dora Carrington furono fonte di ispirazione per il romanzo "Mendel" di Gilbert Cannan. Il suo nome di battesimo fu anglicizzato da "Marks" a "Mark" nel 1896, quando la sua famiglia si riunì al padre a Londra. Gertler dimostrò fin dalla tenera età un grande talento per il disegno. Nel 1906 si iscrisse a corsi d'arte presso il Regent Street Polytechnic, ma fu costretto ad abbandonare gli studi a causa della povertà. Nel 1908 iniziò a lavorare come apprendista presso la Clayton & Bell, una compagnia di vetrate artistiche, frequentando al contempo lezioni serali presso il Polytechnic.

Ascesa alla ribalta e opere notevoli

La carriera di Gertler decollò quando si classificò terzo in un concorso artistico nazionale nel 1908. Successivamente, si iscrisse alla Slade School of Art a Londra, dove divenne contemporaneo di artisti illustri come Paul Nash, Edward Wadsworth e Sir Stanley Spencer. Tra i suoi mecenati figurava Lady Ottoline Morrell, che lo introdusse a Walter Sickert, leader del Camden Town Group. Il suo successo come pittore di ritratti dell'alta società fu breve a causa del suo temperamento irascibile e della sua dedizione al perseguimento della propria visione artistica, il che portò a frustrazioni personali e povertà.

Influenze e sviluppo artistico

Gertler fu influenzato dal Post-Impressionismo e dalle prime correnti dell'arte moderna, come si può notare nell'uso del colore e nella composizione delle sue opere. La sua formazione alla Slade School of Art gli permise di sperimentare diverse tecniche pittoriche e di sviluppare un linguaggio artistico personale. L’appartenenza al Camden Town Group lo espose all’ambiente artistico vibrante dell’epoca, caratterizzato da una ricerca di nuove forme espressive e dalla rappresentazione della vita urbana. Tuttavia, Gertler si distinse per la sua sensibilità individuale e per il suo interesse verso i soggetti figurativi e i ritratti, che spesso rivelano un'intensa introspezione psicologica.

Eredità e sepoltura

La vita di Gertler fu segnata da lotte contro la povertà e l’amore non corrisposto. Morì il 23 giugno 1939 e fu sepolto nel cimitero ebraico di Willesden, dove riposano molte altre figure notevoli della zona londinese. Nonostante una carriera relativamente breve, Gertler lasciò un'impronta significativa nell’arte britannica del primo Novecento, grazie alla sua capacità di combinare elementi post-impressionisti con una sensibilità moderna e personale. Esplora altre opere e la vita di Mark Gertler su ArtsDot: Mark Gertler | 127 opere d'arte Scopri altri artisti e le loro storie su ArtsDot: i più grandi pittori di tutti i tempi

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