Richard Gerstl
(1883–1908) Austrian artist (1883-1908)
Richard Gerstl (1883–1908) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Richard Gerstl belongs to the chapter ‘The interwar years’ in this site’s history of art.
Richard Gerstl was born in Vienna and died in Vienna. Richard Gerstl trained at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Bundesgymnasium Wien 8. The teachers included Christian Griepenkerl and Franz Lefler. Richard Gerstl worked in Vienna and Gmunden. Wikidata associates Richard Gerstl with Expressionism.
The best-known works include ‘Semi-Nude Self-Portrait’ and ‘Schönberg family’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 30 works by Richard Gerstl with free images. The dated works span the years 1904–1908. Works by Richard Gerstl are held by several collections, among them Leopold Museum, Kunsthaus Zug, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, and Vienna Museum. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The avant-garde’.