BURU (Ben Uri Research Unit) is delighted to present the exhibition, Mark Gertler: Paintings from the Luke Gertler Bequest & Selected Important UK Collections, curated by Sarah MacDougall, the artist's biographer and cataloguer. This exhibition marks the 80th anniversary of the artist’s death and showcases five important paintings from the estate of the artist’s son, Luke Gertler (1932–2017), on loan with Art Fund support. Together, these paintings, executed between c. 1908 and 1924, represent the major themes and motifs of Gertler’s early career: portraiture (particularly of members of his own family), the still life, and the landscape, spanning Gertler’s personal and artistic journey from the East End to Hampstead via the Slade.

Artists featured in this Curation: Mark Gertler (1891–1939), Clare Winsten (1892–1989), David Bomberg (1890–1957), William Rothenstein (1872–1945), Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950), Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961), Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918), Horace Brodzky (1885–1969), Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891–1915), Jules Pascin (1885–1930), and 5 more
30 artworks
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Head of a Girl
Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Head of a Girl 1910

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

Red chalk on paper

H 22.8 x W 20.3 cm

Jerwood Collection

The Artist's Parents
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The Artist's Parents c.1909–1910

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

Oil on canvas

H 46 x W 51 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Portrait of a Girl (the Artist's Sister, Sophie)
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Portrait of a Girl (the Artist's Sister, Sophie) c.1908–1911

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

Oil on canvas

H 58 x W 48.5 cm

Ben Uri Collection

The Artist's Brother, Harry
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The Artist's Brother, Harry c.1911

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

Oil on canvas

H 61 x W 50.5 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Talmudic Discussion
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Talmudic Discussion 1911

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

Oil on canvas

H 76.5 x W 92.5 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Rabbi and Rabbitzin
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Rabbi and Rabbitzin 1914

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

Watercolour & pencil on paper

H 48.8 x W 37.6 cm

Ben Uri Collection

The Coster Woman
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The Coster Woman 1923

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

Oil on canvas

H 58.5 x W 61 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Trees at Sanatorium, Scotland
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Trees at Sanatorium, Scotland 1921

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

Oil on canvas

H 111 x W 49.5 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Daffodils in a Blue Bottle
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Daffodils in a Blue Bottle 1916

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

Oil on canvas

H 68.5 x W 56 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Attack
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

Attack c.1910

Clare Winsten (1892–1989)

Watercolour on paper

H 54 x W 75.5 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Racehorses
© the estate of David Bomberg. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

Racehorses 1913

David Bomberg (1890–1957)

Black chalk & wash on paper

H 41.5 x W 66.2 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Ghetto Theatre
© the estate of David Bomberg. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

Ghetto Theatre 1920

David Bomberg (1890–1957)

Oil on canvas

H 74.5 x W 62 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Talmudic Discussion
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Talmudic Discussion c.1905

William Rothenstein (1872–1945)

Pencil on paper

H 37 x W 25.5 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Two Women and Child
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Two Women and Child 1913

Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)

Coloured pencil on paper

H 31.5 x W 24 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Mrs Herbert Cohen
© Estate of Alfred Aaron Wolmark. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

Mrs Herbert Cohen

Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)

Oil on canvas

H 74 x W 62 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Sonia
Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

Sonia 1915

Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918)

Oil on canvas

H 60 x W 44 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Self Portrait in Steel Helmet
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Self Portrait in Steel Helmet 1916

Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918)

Black chalk, gouache & wash on paper

H 22.4 x W 19.6 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Experimental Plate 1B
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

Experimental Plate 1B 1912

Horace Brodzky (1885–1969)

Etching on paper

H 13.8 x W 16.2 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Sculptural Head of Brodzky (1885–1969)
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Sculptural Head of Brodzky (1885–1969) c.1913

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891–1915)

Charcoal on paper

H 32.5 x W 20 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Menu for the Penguin Club II
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Menu for the Penguin Club II 1917

Jules Pascin (1885–1930)

Etching on paper

H 23.5 x W 19 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Horace Brodzky (1885–1969)
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Horace Brodzky (1885–1969)

Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986)

Pencil on paper

H 38.4 x W 30.5 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)
© estate of John David Roberts. By courtesy of the William Roberts Society. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

Jacob Epstein (1880–1959) 1930

Jacob Kramer (1892–1962)

Lithograph on paper

H 56 x W 40 cm

Ben Uri Collection

The Swan
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The Swan

Elie Nadelman (1882–1946)

Pencil & wash on paper

H 21.5 x W 19 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Edward Marsh (1922–2015)
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Edward Marsh (1922–2015) c.1940

Mark Wayner (1888–1980)

Stone lithograph on paper

H 35.5 x W 24 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Mr Arnold Bennett (1867–1931)
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Mr Arnold Bennett (1867–1931) 1931

Mark Wayner (1888–1980)

Stone lithograph on paper

H 37.2 x W 25.3 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Thomas Beecham (1879–1961)
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Thomas Beecham (1879–1961) 1930

Mark Wayner (1888–1980)

Stone lithograph on paper

H 37.2 x W 25.3 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Mr John Drinkwater Reading
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Mr John Drinkwater Reading 1931

Mark Wayner (1888–1980)

Stone lithograph on paper

H 37.2 x W 25.3 cm

Ben Uri Collection

William Rothenstein (1872–1945)
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William Rothenstein (1872–1945) c.1940

Mark Wayner (1888–1980)

Stone lithograph on paper

H 35.5 x W 24 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Israel Zangwill (1864–1926)
© Estate of Alfred Aaron Wolmark. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Ben Uri Collection

Israel Zangwill (1864–1926) 1925

Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)

Pen & ink on paper

H 24 x W 21 cm

Ben Uri Collection

Joseph Leftwich (1892–1983/1984)
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Joseph Leftwich (1892–1983/1984)

Max Sokol (1895–1973)

Bronze

H 43 x W 23.5 x D 24 cm

Ben Uri Collection

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  • Menu for the Penguin Club II
    Jules Pascin (1885–1930)
  • William Garden Blaikie Murdoch (1880–1934), Art Critic and Writer
    Horace Brodzky (1885–1969)
  • Still Life with Apples
    Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)
  • The Gold Jacket
    Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986)
  • Self Portrait
    Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961)
  • The Gypsy
    Jacob Kramer (1892–1962)
  • Isaac Rosenberg
    Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918)
  • Untitled (Vorticist Figures)*
    Clare Winsten (1892–1989)
  • Bird Swallowing a Fish
    Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891–1915)
  • The Mud Bath
    David Bomberg (1890–1957)
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