Mark Gertler

1891–1939

Mark Gertler, ‘Merry-Go-Round’ 1916 — Merry-Go-Round 1916
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In Tate Britain

Walk Through British Art: 1910

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Biography

Mark Gertler (9 December 1891 – 23 June 1939), born Marks Gertler, 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

Mark Gertler, ‘Merry-Go-Round’ 1916

Mark Gertler Merry-Go-Round

1916

On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art T03846

Mark Gertler, ‘Portrait of a Girl’ 1912

Mark Gertler Portrait of a Girl

1912

N03807

Mark Gertler, ‘Sketch for ‘The Servant Girl’’ 1923

Mark Gertler Sketch for ‘The Servant Girl’

1923

N06232

Mark Gertler, ‘Queen of Sheba’ 1922

Mark Gertler Queen of Sheba

1922

T00605

Mark Gertler, ‘Jewish Family’ 1913

Mark Gertler Jewish Family

1913

N06231

Mark Gertler, ‘The Tea Pot’ 1918

Mark Gertler The Tea Pot

1918

N05835

Mark Gertler, ‘The Servant Girl’ 1923

Mark Gertler The Servant Girl

1923

N05311

Mark Gertler, ‘The Basket of Fruit’ 1925

Mark Gertler The Basket of Fruit

1925

T01043

Features

Mark Gertler, ‘Merry-Go-Round’ 1916

Tate Etc

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

Sarah MacDougall

Merry-Go-Round is one of the most recognisable works in Tate's collection, but how did the painting come about?

David Bomberg, ‘In the Hold’ c.1913–14

Art Term

London Group

The London group was an exhibiting group founded in 1913 to organise modern art exhibitions in Britain

Sketches, letters, etc.

Mark Gertler, recipient: Dame Eileen Mayo, ‘Letter from Mark Gertler to Eileen Mayo’ 19 June 1931

Mark Gertler, recipient: Dame Eileen Mayo Letter from Mark Gertler to Eileen Mayo

19 June 1931

TGA 916/8

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