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Mark Gertler

1891–1939

WA-00020888

Spitalfields, London, UK

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WikidataQ359506

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1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearWikidata· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%

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Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/mark-gertler
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Mark Gertler was a British painter whose figurative works, still lifes, and portraits engaged with modernist formal experiment while preserving representational commitment during the interwar period. Based in Spitalfields, London, he moved between avant-garde circles and a more traditional pictorial language, navigating both critical recognition and personal hardship. His paintings registered the formal innovations of early twentieth-century modernism without abandoning the human figure as his primary subject.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (12)

Mandolinist

1934 · Oil paint on board

support: 762 x 559 mm frame: 956 x 754 x 48 mm

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Violin Case and Flowers

1930 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 711 x 914 mm frame: 940 x 1130 x 110 mm

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The Basket of Fruit

1925 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 787 x 1003 mm frame: 1008 x 1219 x 90 mm

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Sketch for ‘The Servant Girl’

1923 · Graphite on paper

support: 406 x 311 mm

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The Servant Girl

1923 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 635 x 470 mm

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Queen of Sheba

1922 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 940 x 1073 mm

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The Tea Pot

1918 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 406 x 508 mm

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Acrobats

1917 · Bronze

object: 597 x 419 x 375 mm

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Merry-Go-Round

1916 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1892 x 1422 mm frame: 2100 x 1620 x 75 mm

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Jewish Family

1913 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 660 x 508 mm frame: 859 x 702 x 103 mm

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Portrait of a Girl

1912 · Oil paint on wood

support: 508 x 406 mm frame: 737 x 643 x 65 mm

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The Artist’s Mother

1911 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 660 x 559 mm frame: 873 x 785 x 87 mm

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12 published of 12 catalogued · 12 with image

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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Portrait of a Girl
1912 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Basket of Fruit
1925 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Acrobats
1917 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Merry-Go-Round
1916 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Jewish Family
1913 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Tea Pot
1918 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Queen of Sheba
1922 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Artist’s Mother
1911 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Servant Girl
1923 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sketch for ‘The Servant Girl’
1923 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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