Richard Gerstl

Style: Expressionism; Pointillism; Art Nouveau; Post-Impressionism;

Place: Vienna

Born: 1883

Death: 1908

Biography:

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. Richard Gerstl was born in a prosperous civil family, Emil Gerstl, a...