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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.
Licensing Mort’s Images
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History in Photos
1989
In 1989, Mort and Deborah Künstler were invited to the Marine Corps Command and Staff College Foundation’s annual Semper Fidelis Award Dinner as honored guests. Seated at their table, as dinner partners were John Glenn and his wife, Annie. In this photo, Kunstler is showing the Glenns the Space Age chapter of his book, “The American Spirit,” which came out in 1986 and was reissued in 1994.
He has the ability to paint military art in a way that’s generally lost today. He’s from the school of illustrators who were trained in action artwork and then learned their craft in the great magazines of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. His work emphasizes realism and action and it captures key moments in a way that’s rarely seen today. It’s like a moment in history that’s frozen in time. Mort has a unique talent that’s rare today; he’s applying it to Civil War subjects now---and people are excited about it.
Ted Sutphen
American Print Gallery