Richard Gerstl
1883–1908 · Austrian · 30 artworks
ExpressionismArt Nouveau (Modern)Post-ImpressionismImpastoBold color palettesDistorted formsEmotional intensityRapid brushwork
artist bio
Richard Gerstl was an Austrian painter known for his intense, emotionally charged Expressionistic portraits and landscapes. Though his career was tragically short, his innovative use of color and form significantly influenced the development of Austrian Expressionism.
what you'll learn
Studying Gerstl's work allows students to explore the use of bold colors and distorted forms to convey intense emotions. Students can also learn about the tragic life of the artist and how it influenced his art.
related: Oskar Kokoschka, Egon Schiele, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
30 artworks
Smaragda Berg
1907
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Landscape study
1907
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Small Traunsee Landscape
1907
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Waldemar Unger I
1903
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Fragment of a smiling self-portrait at full length, detail
1904
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Fragment of a Self-Portrait
1908
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Liechtenstein Palace
1907
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Anna Baumer
1902
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Portrait of a gentleman (green background)
1908
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Grinzing
1906
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Emile Gerstl (father)
1906
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Johann Georg Prillinger
1907
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Double Portrait (green background)
1908
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Small street (Nußdorferstraße)
1908
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Carl Zentzytzki
1902
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On the Danube Canal
1907
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Waldemar Unger II
1903
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Room
1908
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The road (theme from Nussdorf)
1907
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Mathilde Schoenberg II
1907
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Embankment near Gmunden
1907
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Self-portrait with Blue Spotted Background
1907
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Portrait of Arnold Schonberg
1906
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Ideal image of Trude Geiringer
1906
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Mother and Daughter
1906
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Self-portrait in front of blue background
1905
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Portrait of a seated man
1908
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Flowering Meadow with Trees
1907
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Portrait of a Lieutenant (Alois Gerstl)
1906
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Self-Portrait with Palette (Nude in a full figure)
1908
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