Gari Julius Melchers
(1860–1932) American artist (1860-1932)
Gari Julius Melchers (USA, 1860–1932) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Gari Julius Melchers belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Gari Julius Melchers was born in Detroit and died in Fredericksburg. Gari Julius Melchers trained at Académie Julian. Gari Julius Melchers worked in Brussels, Weimar, Egmond aan Zee, and Katwijk. Wikidata associates Gari Julius Melchers with Naturalism. Gari Julius Melchers became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters. Gari Julius Melchers was awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour.
The best-known works include ‘The Grove’ and ‘Maternity’. The works belong mainly to the genres genre painting, landscape painting, and portrait. The catalogue has 25 works by Gari Julius Melchers with free images. The dated works span the years 1882–1928. Works by Gari Julius Melchers are held by several collections, among them Smithsonian American Art Museum, Detroit Institute of Art, Musée d’Orsay, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include François Guiguet, Bruno Liljefors, Alfons Mucha, Mary Vaux Walcott, and William Jacob Baer.