In the 1960s, Philip Cohn’s art was
featured heavily at the Chestnut Hill
Gallery. 
Courtesy of Michael Kalick
be able to not only afford his apartment
and supplies, but so he could capture
scenes for his paintings during the day.

In the 1960s, Cohn had his works
shown in the Chestnut Hill Gallery, then
the Hahn Gallery, which helped him
stabilize his income as an artist.

After meeting his second wife Collette,
who was from Paris, while at a community
dance, the couple spent years traveling
around Europe and were married for 42
years until her death in 2017.

Much has changed since Cohn’s
heyday as an artist. The pandemic limited
where he could go to people-watch. Cohn
has since adapted; he does pastel portraits
of friends who stop by and paints from
his dozens of sketchbooks littered across
his studio, pages filled with landscapes
from his days of traveling.

Cohn considers himself a “lucky guy.”
“He is a lucky and blessed person to
have been married to the love of his life and
be fulfilled with his love of art, family and
travel,” nephew Michael Kalick said. “He
views life through the eyes of an artist.”
Cohn’s studio is crammed with stacked
paintings and jars of brushes, hats and
knickknacks, with only a small window
in the corner providing the room’s natural
light. It looks down at the street, with the
view interrupted by an ugly telephone wire.

When Cohn looks out of it, though,
he sees untapped potential, yet another
scene to be painted.

“Nature is endless,” Cohn said. “It’s
endless! It will never stop ... There’s no
question of running out of material.”
Cohn’s art, some available for purchase,
can be viewed at philipcohnartist.com. JE
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