Mark Gertler was born in Spitalfields to Polish Jewish parents and won a place at the Slade in 1908. Through Lady Ottoline Morrell he moved in Bloomsbury circles. His Merry-Go-Round of 1916 is one of the great anti-war paintings of the First World War. He suffered from tuberculosis and depression and died in his Highgate studio in 1939.
© Mark Gertler (1891–1939)Public Domain Mark Mark Gertler
Painter; Merry-Go-Round
- Born
- 9 December 1891, Spitalfields, London
- Died
- 23 June 1939, Highgate, London
Where to see their work
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British Landscapes: A Sense of Place, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
Until 1 November
Further reading: Wikipedia