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His close association with the Bloomsbury Group, particularly his friendship with the writer D.H. Lawrence and painter Dora Carrington, profoundly affected him both personally and artistically. His unrequited love for Carrington became a source of emotional turmoil and creative inspiration, often evident in the psychological depth of his portraits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout his career, Gertler struggled with ill health and financial instability. His Jewish identity and outsider status in the British art world, combined with his intense personal struggles, contributed to a sense of alienation that is palpable in much of his work. Despite these challenges, Gertler exhibited regularly at the London Group and the New English Art Club, and his art was championed by critics such as Roger Fry and Clive Bell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGertler’s life was tragically cut short when he died by suicide in 1931 at the age of forty. 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