Portrait of Mark Gertler

Mark Gertler Paintings: The 100 Most Famous, Through a Gallery's Eye

Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 131 works by Mark Gertler in our catalogue

In short

To the gallery's eye, Mark Gertler's most famous painting is The apple woman and her husband (1912), whose original hangs in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Valentine Dobrée (1919) and Near Swanage, Dorset complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 131 works by Mark Gertler in our catalog, the gallery presents the 100 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.

1891 – 1939, Spitalfields Post-impressionism Most works: National Portrait Gallery
The apple woman and her husband (1912) by Mark Gertler1. The apple woman and her husband 1912 Valentine Dobrée (1919) by Mark Gertler2. Valentine Dobrée 1919 Near Swanage, Dorset by Mark Gertler3. Near Swanage, Dorset

The gallery's top 10 Mark Gertler paintings

Mark Gertler paintings, ranked 11 to 100

11Clytie And Autumn Leaves by Mark GertlerClytie And Autumn Leaves 12Rabbi and Rabbitzin (1914) by Mark GertlerRabbi and Rabbitzin1914 · Ben Uri Gallery and Museum 13Golden pheasant (1932) by Mark GertlerGolden pheasant1932 · Art Gallery of New South Wales 14Portrait of Marjorie Gertler by Mark GertlerPortrait of Marjorie GertlerAbbot Hall Art Gallery 15Tulips In A Vase by Mark GertlerTulips In A Vase 16Jewish Family by Mark GertlerJewish Family 17Portrait Of Jean Kemp Hogh by Mark GertlerPortrait Of Jean Kemp Hogh 18Figure Study by Mark GertlerFigure Study 19Sketch For 'the Servant Girl' by Mark GertlerSketch For 'the Servant Girl' 20Statue In A Park by Mark GertlerStatue In A Park 21Reclining Female Nude by Mark GertlerReclining Female Nude 22Nude Study by Mark GertlerNude StudyNational Museum in Warsaw 23Still Life With Bowl, Spoon And Apples by Mark GertlerStill Life With Bowl, Spoon And Apples 24Self Portrait by Mark GertlerSelf Portrait 25Pond At Garsington by Mark GertlerPond At Garsington 26Still Life With Dahlias And Chrysanthemums by Mark GertlerStill Life With Dahlias And Chrysanthemums 27The Mandoline by Mark GertlerThe Mandoline 28Fruit by Mark GertlerFruit 29After Bathing by Mark GertlerAfter Bathing 30Portrait Of Kotelianski by Mark GertlerPortrait Of Kotelianski 31Still Life by Mark GertlerStill Life 32Study For Merry-go-round by Mark GertlerStudy For Merry-go-round 33The Irish Yew by Mark GertlerThe Irish Yew 34The Tea Pot by Mark GertlerThe Tea Pot 35Fish by Mark GertlerFish 36Portrait Of Lydia Sherwood by Mark GertlerPortrait Of Lydia Sherwood 37Tulips And Mimosa by Mark GertlerTulips And Mimosa 38John Nicolas Mavrogordato by Mark GertlerJohn Nicolas Mavrogordato 39Nude by Mark GertlerNude 40Thomas Edmund Harvey by Mark GertlerThomas Edmund Harvey 41Tulips by Mark GertlerTulips 42Autumn by Mark GertlerAutumn 43Daffodils by Mark GertlerDaffodils 44Spring by Mark GertlerSpring 45Bouquet And Sunshade by Mark GertlerBouquet And Sunshade 46Study Of A Female Nude by Mark GertlerStudy Of A Female Nude 47Cypresses by Mark GertlerCypresses 48The Garden, Garsington Manor by Mark GertlerThe Garden, Garsington Manor 49Cabbage And Rhubarb by Mark GertlerCabbage And Rhubarb 50Young Girlhood by Mark GertlerYoung Girlhood 51Family Group by Mark GertlerFamily Group 52Alice Irene Harvey by Mark GertlerAlice Irene Harvey 53Self-portrait by Mark GertlerSelf-portrait 54Through The Window by Mark GertlerThrough The Window 55The Artist In His Studio by Mark GertlerThe Artist In His Studio 56Standing Nude by Mark GertlerStanding Nude 57Thomas Balston by Mark GertlerThomas Balston 58Still Life With A Staffordshire Parrot by Mark GertlerStill Life With A Staffordshire Parrot 59Russian Peasant Girl by Mark GertlerRussian Peasant Girl 60Still Life With Flowers by Mark GertlerStill Life With Flowers 61The Fruit Sorters by Mark GertlerThe Fruit Sorters 62The Basket Of Fruit by Mark GertlerThe Basket Of Fruit 63Sonata by Mark GertlerSonata 64Seated Nude by Mark GertlerSeated Nude 65Portrait Of A Man With A Bow Tie by Mark GertlerPortrait Of A Man With A Bow Tie 66Natalie Bevan, Née Ackenhausen, Later Denny by Mark GertlerNatalie Bevan, Née Ackenhausen, Later DennyNational Portrait Gallery 67The Barn by Mark GertlerThe Barn 68Still Life With Self Portrait by Mark GertlerStill Life With Self Portrait 69The Artist's Sister, Deborah by Mark GertlerThe Artist's Sister, Deborah 70Peaches And Green Bottle by Mark GertlerPeaches And Green Bottle 71Portrait Of Sir Julian Huxley by Mark GertlerPortrait Of Sir Julian Huxley 72Man In A Hat by Mark GertlerMan In A Hat 73Tulips by Mark GertlerTulips 74The Pond by Mark GertlerThe Pond 75Portrait Of A Man by Mark GertlerPortrait Of A Man 76Head Of A Boy by Mark GertlerHead Of A Boy 77Still Life With Pomegranates And Fruit by Mark GertlerStill Life With Pomegranates And Fruit 78Staffordshire Group by Mark GertlerStaffordshire Group 79Sir Michael Ernest Sadler by Mark GertlerSir Michael Ernest Sadler 80Summer by Mark GertlerSummer 81Still Life With Anemones In A Jug by Mark GertlerStill Life With Anemones In A Jug 82The Pigeon House by Mark GertlerThe Pigeon House 83Sir George Howard Darwin by Mark GertlerSir George Howard DarwinNational Portrait Gallery 84Portrait Of A Girl by Mark GertlerPortrait Of A Girl 85The Silver Vase by Mark GertlerThe Silver Vase 86Native Women Knitting by Mark GertlerNative Women Knitting 87The Artist's Studio by Mark GertlerThe Artist's Studio 88Sleeping Nude by Mark GertlerSleeping Nude 89Seashells by Mark GertlerSeashells 90Spanish Scene by Mark GertlerSpanish Scene 91The Artist's Mother by Mark GertlerThe Artist's Mother 92Portrait Of The Artist's Family, A Playful Scene by Mark GertlerPortrait Of The Artist's Family, A Playful SceneBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery 93Seated Boxer by Mark GertlerSeated Boxer 94Portrait Of Dorothy Morland by Mark GertlerPortrait Of Dorothy Morland 95Still Life With Guitar by Mark GertlerStill Life With Guitar 96Still Life With Poppies by Mark GertlerStill Life With Poppies 97Head Of A Girl by Mark GertlerHead Of A Girl 98Still Life by Mark GertlerStill Life 99Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss by Mark GertlerSir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss 100After Giotto by Mark GertlerAfter Giotto

Mark Gertler's famous paintings, period by period

Early Modernism

4 works in this list
Mandolinist, Mark Gertler #9 Mandolinist Seated Nude (celia Dennis), Mark Gertler #10 Seated Nude (celia Dennis) Cypresses, Mark Gertler #47 Cypresses Still Life With Anemones In A Jug, Mark Gertler #81 Still Life With Anemones In A Jug

Mature Period

4 works in this list
Clytie And Autumn Leaves, Mark Gertler #11 Clytie And Autumn Leaves Portrait of Marjorie Gertler, Mark Gertler #14 Portrait of Marjorie Gertler Abbot Hall Art Gallery Standing Nude, Mark Gertler #56 Standing Nude Still Life With A Staffordshire Parrot, Mark Gertler #58 Still Life With A Staffordshire Parrot

Early Modern

6 works in this list
Self-portrait, Mark Gertler #53 Self-portrait Through The Window, Mark Gertler #54 Through The Window Still Life With Flowers, Mark Gertler #60 Still Life With Flowers The Barn, Mark Gertler #67 The Barn Peaches And Green Bottle, Mark Gertler #70 Peaches And Green Bottle

The subjects that held Mark Gertler's eye

The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.

Portraits 11 works

Portrait Of Jean Kemp Hogh, Mark Gertler #17 Portrait Of Jean Kemp Hogh Self Portrait, Mark Gertler #24 Self Portrait Portrait Of Kotelianski, Mark Gertler #30 Portrait Of Kotelianski Portrait Of Lydia Sherwood, Mark Gertler #36 Portrait Of Lydia Sherwood

Life 8 works

Still Life With Bowl, Spoon And Apples, Mark Gertler #23 Still Life With Bowl, Spoon And Apples Still Life With Dahlias And Chrysanthemums, Mark Gertler #26 Still Life With Dahlias And Chrysanthemums Still Life, Mark Gertler #31 Still Life Still Life With Self Portrait, Mark Gertler #68 Still Life With Self Portrait

Nudes 7 works

Standing Female Nude, Mark Gertler #6 Standing Female Nude Reclining Female Nude, Mark Gertler #21 Reclining Female Nude Nude Study, Mark Gertler #22 Nude Study National Museum in Warsaw Nude, Mark Gertler #39 Nude

Men 6 works

Portrait Of A Man With A Bow Tie, Mark Gertler #65 Portrait Of A Man With A Bow Tie Portrait Of Sir Julian Huxley, Mark Gertler #71 Portrait Of Sir Julian Huxley Man In A Hat, Mark Gertler #72 Man In A Hat Portrait Of A Man, Mark Gertler #75 Portrait Of A Man

The museums that keep Mark Gertler's originals

The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Mark Gertler Paintings from this list
National Portrait Gallery, LondonNational Portrait Gallery London 2 Natalie Bevan, Née Ackenhausen, Later Denny, Sir George Howard Darwin
National Gallery of Victoria, MelbourneNational Gallery of Victoria Melbourne 1 The apple woman and her husband
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, AucklandAuckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Auckland 1 Valentine Dobrée
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, LondonBen Uri Gallery and Museum London 1 Rabbi and Rabbitzin
Art Gallery of New South Wales, SydneyArt Gallery of New South Wales Sydney 1 Golden pheasant
Abbot Hall Art Gallery, KendallAbbot Hall Art Gallery Kendall 1 Portrait of Marjorie Gertler
National Museum in Warsaw, WarsawNational Museum in Warsaw Warsaw 1 Nude Study
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, BirminghamBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery Birmingham 1 Portrait Of The Artist's Family, A Playful Scene

Mark Gertler, the signature paintings of each year

21 years of Mark Gertler's art, 1912 to 1932: the gallery follows them year by year, through the most famous originals of each.

Works per year

Pick a year to see its originals.

Mark Gertler's paintings: the gallery answers

Which Mark Gertler painting is the most famous of all?Reveal the answer

The apple woman and her husband (1912), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Valentine Dobrée (1919) and Near Swanage, Dorset come next.

How old was Mark Gertler on completing The apple woman and her husband?Reveal the answer

21 years old: The apple woman and her husband dates from 1912, and Mark Gertler was born in 1891.

Which are Mark Gertler's top 10 paintings?Reveal the answer

The apple woman and her husband, Valentine Dobrée, Near Swanage, Dorset, Musical Bather, The Yew At Garsington, Standing Female Nude, The Servant Girl, Gilbert Cannan And His Mill, Mandolinist and Seated Nude (celia Dennis). The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.

How many works did Mark Gertler create?Reveal the answer

Our catalog holds 131 works by Mark Gertler, dated from 1912 to 1932.

Where do Mark Gertler's most famous originals hang?Reveal the answer

Mostly in National Portrait Gallery (London), National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne) and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (Auckland). The museum table above lists them all.

Which are Mark Gertler's earliest and latest famous works?Reveal the answer

On this page, the earliest is The apple woman and her husband (1912) and the latest Golden pheasant (1932).

Which subjects did Mark Gertler return to most?Reveal the answer

Portraits (11), Life (8) and Nudes (7), across the 100 works on this page.

Which medium did Mark Gertler work in most?Reveal the answer

Oil, for 2 of the 100 works on this page.

Which movement is Mark Gertler associated with?Reveal the answer

Post-impressionism, judging by the originals on this page.

Which Mark Gertler originals does the National Portrait Gallery hold?Reveal the answer

Natalie Bevan, Née Ackenhausen, Later Denny and Sir George Howard Darwin: the National Portrait Gallery, London holds 2 of the works on this page.

Mark Gertler: the artist

early life and career

mark gertler, a british painter of figure subjects, portraits, and still-life, was born on december 9, 1891, in spitalfields, london. his early life and relationship with dora carrington were the inspiration for gilbert cannan's novel mendel. gertler's forename was anglicised from "marks" to "mark" in 1896, when his family joined his father in london. gertler showed signs of a great talent for drawing from an early age. he enrolled in art classes at regent street polytechnic in 1906 but was forced to drop out due to poverty. in 1908, he began working as an apprentice at clayton & bell, a stained glass company, while attending evening classes at the polytechnic.

rise to prominence and notable works

gertler's career took off when he was placed third in a national art competition in 1908. he then enrolled at the slade school of art in london, where he became a contemporary of notable artists like paul nash, edward wadsworth, and sir stanley spencer. gertler's patrons included lady ottoline morrell, who introduced him to walter sickert, the leader of the camden town group. his success as a painter of society portraits was short-lived due to his temperamental manner and devotion to advancing his work according to his own vision, leading to personal frustration and poverty.

legacy and burial

gertler's life was marked by struggles with poverty and unrequited love. he died on june 23, 1939, and was buried at willesden jewish cemetery, where many other notable figures from the london area are interred. explore more of mark gertler's works and life on OriginalUniqueArt: mark gertler | 127 artworks discover other artists and their stories on OriginalUniqueArt: the greatest artists painters of all time
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