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Feb 21, 2018 · Mark Gertler. Merry-Go-Round (1916) Tate. A chance visit to the annual Easter Fair on Hampstead Heath in April 1915 inspired Mark Gertler with ‘wonderful ideas’ for paintings. ‘Multitudes of people. Bright feathers, swinging in and out of the clouds in coloured boats’, and ‘a Blaze of whirling colour’ he observed.
- Merry-Go-Round
soldier (1,204) ‘Merry-Go-Round‘, Mark Gertler, 1916 on...
- Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round is a large oil on canvas painting made by Mark Gertler in 1916, when he was 24 years old. It is perhaps his most famous work, and depicts men and women (many in uniform) on a merry-go-round ride.
Jul 16, 2021 · Carousels, roundabouts, and Merry-Go-Rounds have a long history documented in art, stemming back to the time of the crusades. It was used as a method of training for combat, with riders galloping in circles throwing balls at one another.
The Merry-Go-Round at Bear Mountain State Park in New York, features hand-painted scenes of the Park and 42 hand-carved seats of native animals including a black bear, a wild turkey, a deer, a raccoon, a skunk, a Canada goose, a fox, a swan, a bobcat, a rabbit, and more.
The Merry-Go-Round, which was inspired by a visit to the Wembley Exhibition Fun Fair in London, conveys the dynamism of contemporary life. In order to depict symbols of modernity—such as race cars, subways, sporting events, amusement parks, and machinery—Power and other students at London’s Grosvenor School of Modern Art embraced the ...
soldier (1,204) ‘Merry-Go-Round‘, Mark Gertler, 1916 on display at Tate Britain.
Type: Painting. Rights: Tate. Medium: Oil paint on canvas. Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more. This work was painted at the height of the First...
