It was New York City, 1949. Unable to find quality artists linen on this side of the Atlantic, artist Norman Gulamerian began importing fine linen from Europe with his brother Harold. The two fledging art supplies sellers named their venture Utrecht Linens, Inc. and dedicated themselves to supplying artists with the highest quality art materials and supplies for the best value.In 1957, they developed their revolutionary acrylic gesso for priming artist canvas. And by the end of the early 1960s they had expanded the Utrecht line to include professional-grade artist oil paints, acrylics, and watercolor supplies.Today, Utrecht still mills its own premium artist paints and gesso at our Brooklyn, NY plant, making us unique among American artist supply companies. Utrecht also offers an extensive assortment of fine art materials from leading national brands. Professionals around the world choose our art supplies store for our exceptional quality, value, selection and service.