2025 CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT NOW AVAILABLE!
Celebrate America's 250th Anniversary with the 2025 Mort Künstler Christmas Ornament. Now available to ship.
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
Join us as a licensing partner. Mort Künstler’s works of art have proven to be a successful component of advertising campaigns, museum installations, television and film productions, books and magazines, products and other commercial and educational ventures.
We would be happy to work with you to make your venture a success.
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History in Photos
1961
Editor Noah Sarlat presents the Mort Künstler cover painting of the December 1961 issue of Stag Magazine to General Curtis LeMay in the Pentagon office of the General. The cover story is titled “The American General Russia Fears Most – Air Force Chief of Staff Curtis LeMay.”
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