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Richard Gerstl (14 September 1883 – 4 November 1908) was an Austrian painter and draughtsman known for his expressive psychologically insightful portraits, his lack of critical acclaim during his lifetime, and his affair with the wife of Arnold Schoenberg, which led to his suicide.
- Painting, drawing
- Austrian
- Expressionism
- Semi-nude Self-portrait against a Blue Background (1904/5), Schönberg Family (1908)
Richard Gerstl (14 September 1883 – 4 November 1908) was an Austrian painter and draughtsman known for his expressive psychologically insightful portraits, his lack of critical acclaim during his lifetime, and his affair with the wife of Arnold Schoenberg which led to his suicide.
- Austrian
- September 14, 1883
- Vienna, Austria
- November 4, 1908
Learn about the life and works of the first Austrian Expressionist, Richard Gerstl, who killed himself in 1908 after a tragic affair with Arnold Schönberg's wife. Explore how his paintings, Schönberg's music and Mathilde's letters reflect the events and emotions of this real-life story.
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Jun 22, 2017 · One visitor was the brilliant, unstable young painter Richard Gerstl, whose works are the subject of a forthcoming exhibition at the Neue Galerie. On November 4, 1908, Gerstl—who had...
Gerstl and Schönberg - the story of their relationship Richard Gerstl (1883-1908) A comprehensive and academic reference guide to his life and works and a chronicle of his triangular relationship with Arnold and Mathilde Schönberg (1906-1908)
Feb 2, 2017 · Learn about the life and work of Richard Gerstl, the "first Austrian Expressionist", who died at 25 and left behind a unique oeuvre of portraits, nudes, and landscapes. See 53 of his paintings, including loans from leading museums and private collections, and a scholarly publication with an updated catalogue raisonné.
Richard Gerstl is regarded as a pioneer of Austrian expressionism. As an enfant terrible of the Viennese art scene of the turn of the century, Gerstl opposed contemporary trends such as art nouveau. He never exhibited in his lifetime.
