Andrew W. Melrose

American ((1836-1901))

A self-taught artist, Andrew Melrose was born in Selkirk, Scotland in 1836. He emigrated to the United States in the late 1850s and settled in New Jersey. Melrose painted traditional, atmospheric landscapes inspired by his travels in Europe, South America and various regions of the United States. The artist typically painted in an American style of landscape painting which may be characterized as romantic realism. Melrose’s use of light, atmosphere and loose brush strokes reflects the influence of  the French Impressionists and the Hudson River School.

Melrose exhibited at the National Academy of Design between 1862 and 1883, and at the Brooklyn Art Association in 1881. His paintings are included in the collections of the White House, the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College, and the New York Historical Society.

“Rome from the Tiber, 1877″ depicts the Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome with a bustling waterfront in the foreground. A soft, luminous atmosphere pervades the painting.