1776 - 2026
Mort Künstler’s
art celebrates the 250th Anniversary of our “New Nation.”
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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.
History in Photos
1979
Mort Künstler is seen here with famed historian Henry Steele Commager and his wife, Mary, on October 22, 1979 at the opening of a one-man exhibition of Künstler’s work at the Hammer Galleries, in New York City. Entitled “Epic Paintings of America” it also celebrated the release of Künstler’s first book, of the same name, with a text by Professor Commager.
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