Mark Gertler (9 December 1891 - 23 June 1939) was a British painter. His early life and his relationship with Dora Carrington were the inspiration for Gilbert Cannan's novel Mendel. Also the... Read full biography
Mark Gertler (9 December 1891 - 23 June 1939) was a British painter. His early life and his relationship with Dora Carrington were the inspiration for Gilbert Cannan's novel Mendel. Also the characters of Loerke in D. H. Lawrence's Women in Love and Gombauld in Aldous Huxley's Crome Yellow were... Read full biography
Mark Gertler (9 December 1891 - 23 June 1939) was a British painter. His early life and his relationship with Dora Carrington were the inspiration for Gilbert Cannan's novel Mendel. Also the characters of Loerke in D. H. Lawrence's Women in Love and Gombauld in Aldous Huxley's Crome Yellow were based on him. Mark Gertler was born in Spitalfields, London, the youngest child of Jewish immigrants Louis Gertler and Kate "Golda" Berenbaum. He had four older siblings: Deborah (b. 1881), Harry (b.... Read full biography
Mark Gertler (9 December 1891 - 23 June 1939) was a British painter. His early life and his relationship with Dora Carrington were the inspiration for Gilbert Cannan's novel Mendel. Also the characters of Loerke in D. H. Lawrence's Women in Love and Gombauld in Aldous Huxley's Crome Yellow were based on him. Mark Gertler was born in Spitalfields, London, the youngest child of Jewish immigrants Louis Gertler and Kate "Golda" Berenbaum. He had four older siblings: Deborah (b. 1881), Harry (b. 1882), Sophie (b. 1883) and Jacob "Jack" (b. 1886). In 1892 his mother returned with the children (including Mark) to her native city, Przemysl, Austria-Hungary (now Poland), where his parents worked as innkeepers. Though Louis was popular with his... Read full biography
Mark Gertler (9 December 1891 - 23 June 1939) was a British painter. His early life and his relationship with Dora Carrington were the inspiration for Gilbert Cannan's novel Mendel. Also the characters of Loerke in D. H. Lawrence's Women in Love and Gombauld in Aldous Huxley's Crome Yellow were based on him. Mark Gertler was born in Spitalfields, London, the youngest child of Jewish immigrants Louis Gertler and Kate "Golda" Berenbaum. He had four older siblings: Deborah (b. 1881), Harry (b. 1882), Sophie (b. 1883) and Jacob "Jack" (b. 1886). In 1892 his mother returned with the children (including Mark) to her native city, Przemysl, Austria-Hungary (now Poland), where his parents worked as innkeepers. Though Louis was popular with his customers, mainly Austrian soldiers, the inn was a failure. One night without telling anyone Loui... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (3)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index