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Richard Gerstl

1883 - 1908

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Richard Gerstl ([ˈʁɪçaʁt ɡɛʁstl̩]; 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 Mathilde Schoenberg, wife of composer Arnold Schoenberg, which led to Gerstl's suicide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Gerstl is the 956th most popular painter (down from 865th in 2019), the 543rd most popular biography from Austria (down from 492nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Austrian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Richard Gerstl ranks 956 out of 2,023. Before him are Toyen, Vanessa Bell, Francesco Pesellino, Philip de László, Elin Danielson-Gambogi, and Prospero Fontana. After him are Bruce Nauman, Luca Cambiaso, Félix Ziem, Gilbert Stuart, Gaspard Dughet, and Milena Pavlović-Barili.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Richard Gerstl ranks 113. Before him are Eugen Ritter von Schobert, Umberto Saba, Henri Maspero, Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Ikki Kita, and Sam Wood. After him are Luigi Ganna, Dmytro Dontsov, Paul Levi, Hasui Kawase, Johann Kremer, and Riccardo Zandonai. Among people deceased in 1908, Richard Gerstl ranks 45. Before him are John Taylor, Antoine Béchamp, Ludovic Halévy, Ouida, Qasim Amin, and Sidney Paget. After him are Khudiram Bose, Edward MacDowell, Nikolai Linevich, Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì, Giovanni Fattori, and Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Richard Gerstl ranks 543 out of 1,424. Before him are Fred Sinowatz (1929), Conchita Wurst (1988), Károly Huszár (1882), Heimito von Doderer (1896), Wilhelm Kienzl (1857), and Max Nettlau (1865). After him are Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria (1576), Franz Kutschera (1904), Ceija Stojka (1933), Hans Rott (1858), Archduchess Magdalena of Austria (1532), and Hilde Holger (1905).

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Among PAINTERS In Austria

Among painters born in Austria, Richard Gerstl ranks 15. Before him are Raoul Hausmann (1886), Friedrich von Amerling (1803), Moritz von Schwind (1804), Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805), Tina Blau (1845), and Joseph Anton Koch (1768). After him are Wolf Huber (1485), Ernst Fuchs (1930), Josef Kriehuber (1800), Franz Defregger (1835), Carl Moll (1861), and Olga Wisinger-Florian (1844).

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