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Lot 50 |Property from the Sidney and Diana Avery Trust
Gari Melchers (1860-1932)
Nellie Kabel
Closed22 May 2014
Price Realised
USD 221,000
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Gari Melchers (1860-1932)
Nellie Kabel
signed 'Gari Melchers' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38½ x 40¾ in. (97.8 x 103.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1913.
Nellie Kabel
signed 'Gari Melchers' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38½ x 40¾ in. (97.8 x 103.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1913.
Gari Melchers (1860-1932)
Nellie Kabel
signed 'Gari Melchers' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38½ x 40¾ in. (97.8 x 103.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1913.
Nellie Kabel
signed 'Gari Melchers' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38½ x 40¾ in. (97.8 x 103.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1913.
The artist.
Belmont--The Gari Melchers Memorial Gallery, Fredericksburg, Virginia. William A. Coles, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
D. Clinton Hynes Fine Art, Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1981.
Belmont--The Gari Melchers Memorial Gallery, Fredericksburg, Virginia. William A. Coles, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
D. Clinton Hynes Fine Art, Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1981.
New York Times, March 5, 1916, n.p., illustrated (as Nelly Kabel).
"Gari Melchers Exhibits," American Art News, vol. 14, no. 23, March 11, 1916, p. 2 (as Nelly Kabel).
Arts & Decoration, vol. 6, April 1916, p. 292, illustrated (as Nelly Kabel).
E.M. Stuart, "The Twenty-Ninth Annual Exhibition at the Art Institute," Fine Arts Journal, vol. 34, December 1, 1916, pp. 621-22 (as Nelly Kabel).
The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings by Gari Melchers, exhibition checklist, Chicago, Illinois, 1919, no. 4.
R. Cortissoz, New York Herald Tribune, February 20, 1927, n.p.
R.E. Jackman, American Arts, Chicago, 1928, pp. 216-17, pl. CVI, illustrated.
Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art, A Memorial Exhibition of the Work of Gari Melchers, exhibition checklist, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1934, no. 59.
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, January 11, 1934, n.p.
Graham Gallery, Gari Melchers, 1860-1932: American Painter, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1978, pp. 13, 35, no. 44, illustrated.
J.G. Dreiss, Gari Melchers: His Works in the Belmont Collection, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1984, p. 132.
"Gari Melchers Exhibits," American Art News, vol. 14, no. 23, March 11, 1916, p. 2 (as Nelly Kabel).
Arts & Decoration, vol. 6, April 1916, p. 292, illustrated (as Nelly Kabel).
E.M. Stuart, "The Twenty-Ninth Annual Exhibition at the Art Institute," Fine Arts Journal, vol. 34, December 1, 1916, pp. 621-22 (as Nelly Kabel).
The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings by Gari Melchers, exhibition checklist, Chicago, Illinois, 1919, no. 4.
R. Cortissoz, New York Herald Tribune, February 20, 1927, n.p.
R.E. Jackman, American Arts, Chicago, 1928, pp. 216-17, pl. CVI, illustrated.
Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art, A Memorial Exhibition of the Work of Gari Melchers, exhibition checklist, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1934, no. 59.
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, January 11, 1934, n.p.
Graham Gallery, Gari Melchers, 1860-1932: American Painter, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1978, pp. 13, 35, no. 44, illustrated.
J.G. Dreiss, Gari Melchers: His Works in the Belmont Collection, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1984, p. 132.
New York, Montross Gallery, Exhibition of Pictures by Gari Melchers, March 7-April 1, 1916, no. 13 (as Nelly Kabel).
Syracuse, New York, Museum of Fine Arts, October Exhibition of Gari Melchers, October 1916.
Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago, 29th Annual Exhibition of American Oil Paintings and Sculpture, November 2-December 7, 1916, no. 190 (as Nelly Kabel).
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., Exhibition of American Painters, February 15-March 3, 1917, no. 32 (as Nelly Kabel).
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists, June-August 1917, no. 205 (as Nelly Kabel).
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, Paintings by Gari Melchers, February 2-March 3, 1918, no. 27 (as Nelly Kabel).
Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings by Gari Melchers, April 4-May 1, 1919, no. 4.
Boston, Massachusetts, Copley Society, Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Gari Melchers, 1919, no. 7 (as Nelly Kabel).
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., 12th Annual Summer Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists, 1919, no. 11.
New York, Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries, Exhibition of Works by Gari Melchers and George Luks, April-May 18, 1925 (as Nelly Kabel).
New York, Century Club, 1927.
Dallas, Texas, Dallas Art Association, 2nd Intimate Exhibition, January 13-23, 1928, no. 1.
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, Special Exhibition of Paintings by Gari Melchers and Edward W. Redfield, March 3-April 8, 1928, no. 22 (as Nelly Kabel).
New York, Anderson Galleries, Paintings and Drawings by Gari Melchers, January 1-26, 1929, no. 16 (as Nelly Kabel).
New York, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Exhibition of Paintings by Gari Melchers, November 10, 1932-May 1, 1933, no. 11.
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, Memorial Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Etchings by Gari Melchers, October 21-December 3, 1933, no. 12.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art, A Memorial Exhibition of the Work of Gari Melchers, January 11-February 18, 1934, no. 59.
Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore Museum of Art, Gari Melchers Memorial Exhibition, March 4-31, 1935, no. 5 (as Nelly Kabel).
New York, Graham Gallery, Gari Melchers, 1860-1932: American Painter, September 26-October 28, 1978, no. 44.
Syracuse, New York, Museum of Fine Arts, October Exhibition of Gari Melchers, October 1916.
Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago, 29th Annual Exhibition of American Oil Paintings and Sculpture, November 2-December 7, 1916, no. 190 (as Nelly Kabel).
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., Exhibition of American Painters, February 15-March 3, 1917, no. 32 (as Nelly Kabel).
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists, June-August 1917, no. 205 (as Nelly Kabel).
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, Paintings by Gari Melchers, February 2-March 3, 1918, no. 27 (as Nelly Kabel).
Chicago, Illinois, The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings by Gari Melchers, April 4-May 1, 1919, no. 4.
Boston, Massachusetts, Copley Society, Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Gari Melchers, 1919, no. 7 (as Nelly Kabel).
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., 12th Annual Summer Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists, 1919, no. 11.
New York, Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries, Exhibition of Works by Gari Melchers and George Luks, April-May 18, 1925 (as Nelly Kabel).
New York, Century Club, 1927.
Dallas, Texas, Dallas Art Association, 2nd Intimate Exhibition, January 13-23, 1928, no. 1.
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, Special Exhibition of Paintings by Gari Melchers and Edward W. Redfield, March 3-April 8, 1928, no. 22 (as Nelly Kabel).
New York, Anderson Galleries, Paintings and Drawings by Gari Melchers, January 1-26, 1929, no. 16 (as Nelly Kabel).
New York, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Exhibition of Paintings by Gari Melchers, November 10, 1932-May 1, 1933, no. 11.
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, Memorial Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Etchings by Gari Melchers, October 21-December 3, 1933, no. 12.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art, A Memorial Exhibition of the Work of Gari Melchers, January 11-February 18, 1934, no. 59.
Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore Museum of Art, Gari Melchers Memorial Exhibition, March 4-31, 1935, no. 5 (as Nelly Kabel).
New York, Graham Gallery, Gari Melchers, 1860-1932: American Painter, September 26-October 28, 1978, no. 44.
Specialist note
Nellie Kabel was a Dutch model who lived in Gari Melchers' town of Egmond, Holland, and posed for multiple paintings by the artist.
We are grateful to Joanna Catron for confirming the authenticity of this lot.
We are grateful to Joanna Catron for confirming the authenticity of this lot.