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Mark Gertler: Works 1912-28: A Tremendous Show of Vitality

Past exhibition
12 October - 16 November 2012 Piano Nobile
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The Violinist, 1912, oil and tempera on board
The Violinist, 1912, oil and tempera on board

In 2012 Piano Nobile presented the first solo show of Mark Gertler's work for a decade. We have had the pleasure of handling several important paintings by Gertler. Working with a committed and passionate collector, we have helped to build one of the most significant collections of Gertler's work in recent years. 

 

This show was a collection of private works rarely shown in public and never before seen together. It included a number of works from Gertler's Boxer series that have not been hung together since they were painted, giving a great insight into the working processes of one of Britain's foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th century. The show tracked his development from a young ambitious art student who had recently left the Slade, through the most intense artistic and emotional years of his life and culminating in some of his most successful works and the development of his mature style.

 

This progression does not only speak for Gertler, but tells the story of the highs of pre-War Britain and the lows that were to follow. In his life Gertler was a household name, to the extent that when he committed suicide in 1939 it caused a national stir and made front-page news. Like so many British artists he was left behind as new and more revolutionary events engulfed the minds of the population in the second half of the 20th century.

 

Now, as the Modern British period is being re-evaluated, it is only right that Gertler should be included in the reappraisals of this period. David Boyd Haycock's recent book A Crisis of Brilliance set Gertler amongst his brilliant peers (Carrington, Nash, Nevinson and Spencer) and helps us see them in an international context. 

 

Curator Sarah MacDougall's insightful text follows her biography of Mark Gertler. It incorporates newly-researched facts about many of the works and is a prelude to the catalogue raisonn. she is preparing. Several of the images are reproduced in colour print for the first time and one work is reattributed.

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Works
  • Mark Gertler, Boxers, 1918
    Mark Gertler, Boxers, 1918
  • Mark Gertler, The Pond, Garsington, 1916
    Mark Gertler, The Pond, Garsington, 1916
  • Mark Gertler, Study for The Violinist, 1912
    Mark Gertler, Study for The Violinist, 1912
  • Mark Gertler, Portrait of a Girl Wearing a Blue Jersey (Dora Carrington), 1912
    Mark Gertler, Portrait of a Girl Wearing a Blue Jersey (Dora Carrington), 1912
  • Mark Gertler, The Creation of Eve, 1914
    Mark Gertler, The Creation of Eve, 1914
  • Mark Gertler, Studies for Merry-Go-Rounds (six heads & an ear), 1916
    Mark Gertler, Studies for Merry-Go-Rounds (six heads & an ear), 1916
Publications
  • Mark Gertler: Works 1912-28

    Mark Gertler: Works 1912-28

    A Tremendous Show of Vitality Sarah MacDougall, 2012
    Hardback 80 pages
    Publisher: Piano Nobile Publications
    ISBN: 978-1901192339
    Dimensions: 28.4 x 24 x 1.4 cm
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