His father, Johann Julius Gerth, was a medallist and sculptor, who did stone work on the Waterloo Monument [de] in Wiesbaden.
During his stay in Rome from 1875 to 1900, he served as Chairman of the local German Artists' Association [de].
His portrait busts and medallions were displayed at the Summer Exhibitions, held by the Royal Academy of Arts in London, from 1888 to 1892.
He also had a major showing at the 50th anniversary exhibition of the Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden [de] in 1897.
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