Mark Wayner 1888-1980
Sir William Rothenstein, c. 1940
lithograph on paper
35.5 x 24 cm
Framed: 38.5 x 30 cm
Framed: 38.5 x 30 cm
signed (lower right): Wayner
1987-424xxvii
© Mark Wayner estate
Photo: Bridgeman images
Polish-Jewish immigrant Mark Wayner was raised in London's East End, befriending fellow 'Whitechapel Boy', Mark Gertler, whom he studied alongside at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1909-10, with...
Polish-Jewish immigrant Mark Wayner was raised in London's East End, befriending fellow 'Whitechapel Boy', Mark Gertler, whom he studied alongside at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1909-10, with Jewish Education Aid Society assistance. Wayner later established himself as a caricaturist, publishing two volumes of Celebrities in Caricature in 1931 and c. 1940, depicting celebrated individuals of the day across a wide field, from politics to the arts, and also including many influential Jewish figures. The celebrated painter, William Rothenstein, who had been an important early mentor to Gertler, also served from 1920-35, as Principal of the Royal College of Art, where he helped the next generation of artists including Barnett Freedman. He was knighted in 1931. With his small stature, round head, and round glasses, Rothenstein was also a gift to many caricaturists including William Orpen and himself.
Exhibitions
2015 Rothenstein's Relevance: Sir William Rothenstein and his Circle, Ben Uri Gallery
2017 Art Out of the Bloodlands: A Century of Polish Artists in Britain, Ben Uri Gallery
2019 Mark Gertler: Paintings from the Luke Gertler Bequest & Selected Important UK Collections, Ben Uri Gallery
Literature
Rachel Dickson, ed., From Adler to Zuławski: A Century of Polish Artists in Britain (London: Ben Uri Research Unit, 2020), p. 53 (illus. included);Sarah MacDougall ed., William Rothenstein and his Circle (London: Ben Uri Gallery, 2016), pp. 142-143.;
Walter Schwab and Julia Weiner, eds., Jewish Artists: the Ben Uri Collection - Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture (London: Ben Uri Art Society in association with Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 1994), p. 105.
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