Art, Art Gallery, Artist Studio, Gari Melchers, Gari Melchers Home and Studio, Historic House, Studio and Galleries, Visual Arts
Elegy for a Painter
November 30, 2020
Eighty-eight years ago today Gari Melchers slipped the bonds of earth. In the wake of his unexpected death, a great outpouring of tributes testified to a life well lived. It was evident that his passing was felt as a distinctive loss to American art. T …
Read more
Art, Artist Studio, Belmont Estate, Corinne Melchers, Gari Melchers Home and Studio, Gari and Corinne Melchers
Corinne Melchers: Reluctant Artist
September 20, 2020
Corinne Melchers, circa 1903 Our benefactress, Corinne Melchers, remains somewhat of an enigma today. Did you know she was a painter? While her surviving letters tell us about her daily activities, they fail to answer some of our more penetrating quest …
Read more
Art, Art Gallery, Artist Studio, Bryant Park, Bryant Park Studios, Gari Melchers, Gari Melchers Home and Studio, Northern Light, Studio and Galleries, Visual Arts
An Artist’s Fascination with Light
June 24, 2020
As an expatriate in Holland, Germany, and Paris and back in the United States, every time Gari Melchers pulled up stakes he was compelled to find a new studio to work in. First considerations were always given to light —and not just any light—northern …
Read more