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Daffodils in a Blue Bottle

Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

Daffodils in a Blue Bottle

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Gertler began this bold, experimental still life of daffodils in May 1916, during a period of respite away from his major canvas, 'Merry-Go-Round', in an effort to relieve his 'penniless' state by painting 'some small saleable things'. After an uncertain start, he wrote to fellow artist Richard Carline that he had 'got really interested in it, which means, probably, that it will be too good to sell!' Though keen to try 'new notions for colour', he longed to get back to 'my Merry-Go-Round'.

Roger Fry included this painting in his 'New Movement in Art' exhibition in Birmingham, then the Mansard Gallery at Heal's, London, in 1917.

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

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Title

Daffodils in a Blue Bottle

Date

1916

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 68.5 x W 56 cm

Accession number

2019-14

Acquisition method

Luke Gertler Bequest, on loan with the assistance of the Art Fund, 2019

Work type

Painting

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Mark Gertler

1891–1939

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