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.
Start here: the top 10 Mark Gertler paintings
More Mark Gertler favourites, 11 to 100
Mark Gertler's paintings, period by period
Early Modernism
4 works in this listMature Period
3 works in this listEarly Modern
6 works in this listWhat Mark Gertler painted most
The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.
Portraits 11 works
Life 8 works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Londra | 2 | Natalie Bevan, Née Ackenhausen, Later Denny, Sir George Howard Darwin | |
| Melbourne | 1 | The apple woman and her husband | |
| Auckland | 1 | Valentine Dobrée | |
| 1 | Sea-shells | ||
| Londra | 1 | Rabbi e Rabbitzin | |
| Sydney | 1 | Golden pheasant | |
| Kendal | 1 | Ritratto di Marjorie Gertler | |
| 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.- Nature morta con autoritratto, un dipinto che mostra lo stile unico di Gertler, può essere trovato su ArtsDot.
- Altre opere notevoli includono il cesto di frutta, pesche e bottiglia verde e il violino con fiori, tutte visibili sulla pagina di Mark Gertler su ArtsDot.









