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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Licensing Mort’s Images
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History in Photos
1980
Mort Künstler sits in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle in Houston in 1980 as one of the engineers explains some of the intricate workings of the instruments. Künstler became so interested in the project that he formally applied to NASA to become the first artist to go into space!
He deserves double credit. His art is terrific, and he’s attracted thousands of people to Civil War art. It is unfortunate that artists like Künstler tend to get overlooked by museums and critics because of today’s focus on abstraction.
Harold Holzer
Metropolitan Museum of Art