Mark Gertler. Fragments of a biography - ACE109.4

Lady Ottoline Morrell, at Garsington Manor, saying, to Clive Bell and Roger Fry, that Gertler "needs help"; Bell dismisses most English art as "provincial" but Morrell says that she’s inviting Gertler to her Bedford Square house to meet "the right people". Carrington encourages Gertler to go; he asks her why she won’t marry him and she says she doesn’t "belong" to him or anyone else. Fruit Sorters (1914). Gertler in his mother’s kitchen; he feels that the distance between him and his family means he should move out. Edward Marsh agrees to become his patron, and he moves to Hampstead, feeling "both sadness and relief" at having left the East End. Gertler and Carrington on Hampstead Heath, he imitating Charlie Chaplin; the Heath inspires him. Gilbert Cannan at his Mill (1915). Gertler reading derogatory newspaper art criticism to Carrington, but says his work is beginning to sell and that he has a potential buyer coming that afternoon. News of the war. The Merry-Go-Round (1916). Carrington reads adulatory letter from DH Lawrence. Gertler with Morrell; he says the wartime atmosphere is upsetting him and she urges him to rest. They discuss Carrington and her relationships. Garsington and its gardens. The Pond – Garsington (1916).