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John Koch
Male Torso

$2,245.31
£1,650
€1,938.48
CA$3,084.68
A$3,443.75
CHF 1,804.47
MX$42,154.89
NOK 22,916.83
SEK 21,607.66
DKK 14,467.05
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Pencil, coloured pencil and chalk on paper, titled (lower left), signed (lower right), 31cm x 46cm, (51cm x 68cm framed). John Koch was an American painter and teacher, and an important figure in 20th century Realism. He is best known for his light-filled paintings of urban interiors, often featuring classical allusions, many set in his own Manhattan apartment. His work is in the collections of prominent American museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and many others. Dorothy Parker's last published article was a 1964 appreciation of Koch's paintings and the nostalgic New York that they evoked: "I know Mr. Koch only through his paintings, and through the almost lyrical tributes to his works. I do not know what school of painting he belongs to; he is not, I believe, avant-garde, and he is, I gather, though I have to strain to take it in, a realist—but not of the ashcan school of the Glackens, Luks, Sloan group. He takes his realism out on the rich. His lovely ladies step out of Edith Wharton, and his graceful gentlemen come from Henry James."
  • Creator:
    John Koch (1909-1978, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20.08 in (51 cm)Width: 26.78 in (68 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
  • Medium:
    Paper,Chalk,Pencil,Color Pencil
  • Movement & Style:
    American Modern
  • Period:
    1950-1959
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: John Koch, Male Torso1stDibs: LU2263211840882

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