Morton Künstler 1927 - 2025
Our 97-year-old artist, father, friend, and colleague passed away on February 2, 2025. He had a prolific life and career, yet happily said many times “I never worked a day in my life!” He is missed by all who were lucky to have known him and his paintings.
We greatly appreciate the outpouring of condolence messages and notes. Thank you.
Our store is OPEN
Our inventory is full of prints and books
that were previously signed by Mort.
Signed giclées are more limited; please contact us at info@mortkunstler.com if you are
looking for a specific giclée title and do not see it available on our website.
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History in Photos
1998
On January 11, 1998, The Nassau County Museum of Art opened a one-man exhibit called The Civil War - The Paintings of Mort Künstler. The show included more than 130 paintings, drawings and studies and one sculpture. They were gathered from public and private collections all over the United States. It was billed as the largest exhibit of Civil War art ever held in the New York Metropolitan area and turned out to be a milestone and memorable event for the museum. It broke all attendance records with more than 30,000 people visiting during the seven-week run of the show. This photograph shows the line of people waiting for admission.
...There is a similarity also to the tradition shared by the American frontier artists, Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. The likenesses are evident; they were intrigued by the drama and vitality of the life of the American West and saw the men who lived it as heroic in stature. Like Künstler, these artists shared a careful attention to detail with a highly ambitious, dramatic approach to composition.
Constance Schwartz
Director, Nassau County Museum of Art