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Bubbles
Bubbles

John KochBubbles

$135,000

H 44.5 in W 30 in

Bubbles

By John Koch

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

collection, Connecticut, until present John Koch’s portraits of New York high society offered an intimate

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Male Torso
Male Torso

John KochMale Torso

$2,293

H 20.08 in W 26.78 in D 1.19 in

Male Torso

By John Koch

Located in London, GB

, (51cm x 68cm framed). John Koch was an American painter and teacher, and an important figure in 20th

Category

1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil

Vermont Barns - Neutral Monochromatic Study in Grays
Vermont Barns - Neutral Monochromatic Study in Grays

Vermont Barns - Neutral Monochromatic Study in Grays

By John Koch

Located in Miami, FL

signed Koch lower left John Koch made his debut in 1939 with C.W. Kraushaar Galleries. Based on the age

Category

1950s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

American Pastoral
American Pastoral

John KochAmerican Pastoral, circa 1940

$28,000

H 37.5 in W 31.75 in D 2 in

American Pastoral

By John Koch

Located in New York, NY

John Koch is a beloved American realist painter who depicted people in their everyday lives. Here

Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Composition, Description of a Masque, Jane Freilicher
Composition, Description of a Masque, Jane Freilicher

Composition, Description of a Masque, Jane Freilicher

By Jane Freilicher

Located in Southampton, NY

including John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Frank O'Hara and James Schuyler. Along with Frankenthaler, Hartigan

Category

1990s Academic Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Composition, Description of a Masque, Jane Freilicher
Composition, Description of a Masque, Jane Freilicher

Composition, Description of a Masque, Jane Freilicher

By Jane Freilicher

Located in Southampton, NY

including John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Frank O'Hara and James Schuyler. Along with Frankenthaler, Hartigan

Category

1990s Academic Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Composition, Description of a Masque, Jane Freilicher
Composition, Description of a Masque, Jane Freilicher

Composition, Description of a Masque, Jane Freilicher

By Jane Freilicher

Located in Southampton, NY

including John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Frank O'Hara and James Schuyler. Along with Frankenthaler, Hartigan

Category

1990s Academic Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

A Day in Venice

Enid SmileyA Day in Venice, 1970

$2,695Sale Price|20% Off

H 30 in W 36 in

A Day in Venice

By Enid Smiley

Located in Buffalo, NY

. Enid and her husband became best friends with John and Dora Koch. They are noted in John"s famous

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Summer", Domestic Scene by Sheppard w/ Reclining Male Nude
"Summer", Domestic Scene by Sheppard w/ Reclining Male Nude

"Summer", Domestic Scene by Sheppard w/ Reclining Male Nude

$6,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 27.5 in W 31.5 in D 1 in

"Summer", Domestic Scene by Sheppard w/ Reclining Male Nude

Located in Philadelphia, PA

work of John Koch, but it was painted by a more recent master of figurative painting -- Joseph Sheppard

Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

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"Nude Male w/ Upraised Arm, " Drawing by John Koch
"Nude Male w/ Upraised Arm, " Drawing by John Koch

"Nude Male w/ Upraised Arm, " Drawing by John Koch

By John Koch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

music rooms, bedrooms and parlours, John Koch was influenced by Charles Hawthorne in Provincetown and

Category

Vintage 1950s American Drawings

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Drawing of Male Nude by John Koch
Drawing of Male Nude by John Koch

Drawing of Male Nude by John Koch

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H 17.75 in W 13.75 in

Drawing of Male Nude by John Koch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

music rooms, bedrooms and parlours, John Koch was influenced by Charles Hawthorne in Provincetown and

Category

Vintage 1950s American Drawings

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Set of Seven Pencil Studies by American Realist John Koch
Set of Seven Pencil Studies by American Realist John Koch

Set of Seven Pencil Studies by American Realist John Koch

By John Koch

Located in Astoria, NY

A set of seven graphite on paper sketches by American Realist Painter John Koch (1909-1978). Each

Category

20th Century American Drawings

Study for Vermont Marble Quarry
Study for Vermont Marble Quarry

Study for Vermont Marble Quarry

By John Koch

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Image size: 7 x 5 1/2 inches Frame size: 10 x 10 1/16 inches John Koch was an American realist painter

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Self Service Laundry

Self Service Laundry

By Enid Smiley

Located in Buffalo, NY

. Enid and her husband became best friends with John and Dora Koch. They are noted in John"s famous

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ghost In the Shadow

Ghost In the Shadow

By Enid Smiley

Located in Buffalo, NY

. Enid and her husband became best friends with John and Dora Koch. They are noted in John"s famous

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Meditations in an Emergency

Meditations in an Emergency

By Joan Mitchell

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

accident in 1966. Bill Berkson (with the assistance of Kenneth Koch and John Ashbery) selected the poems

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled, from Permanently
Untitled, from Permanently

Untitled, from Permanently

By Alfred Leslie

Located in New York, NY

artists with the work of contemporary poets John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Frank O’Hara, and James Schuyler

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Screen

Somali Pirates with Jackson Oil Painting by New York Artist Clintel Steed, 2014
Somali Pirates with Jackson Oil Painting by New York Artist Clintel Steed, 2014

Somali Pirates with Jackson Oil Painting by New York Artist Clintel Steed, 2014

By Clintel Steed

Located in New York, NY

, exhibitions throughout New York City, the Hamptons, Philadelphia and winning the John Koch award from the

Category

2010s American Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

1950s McGuire Bamboo & Brass & Leather Folding 'Director's X Chair'
1950s McGuire Bamboo & Brass & Leather Folding 'Director's X Chair'

1950s McGuire Bamboo & Brass & Leather Folding 'Director's X Chair'

By John and Elinor McGuire, Mogens Koch, Leonard Linden

Located in Hamminkeln, DE

Fantastic Director's folding chair, bamboo, oak, black leather and brass, it's the early edition with brass parts. Hans Kaufeld license, purchased in the 1950s Great condition, wood...

Category

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Set of Four McGuire Bamboo, Brass & Leather, 1950s Folding 'Director's X Chairs'
Set of Four McGuire Bamboo, Brass & Leather, 1950s Folding 'Director's X Chairs'

Set of Four McGuire Bamboo, Brass & Leather, 1950s Folding 'Director's X Chairs'

By John and Elinor McGuire, Mogens Koch, Leonard Linden

Located in Hamminkeln, DE

Fantastic set of four director's folding chairs, bamboo, oak, black leather and brass, it's the early edition with brass parts. Hans Kaufeld license purchased in the 1950s Great con...

Category

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

East Williamsburg Into Manhattan Landscape by NYC Artist Clintel Steed, 2013
East Williamsburg Into Manhattan Landscape by NYC Artist Clintel Steed, 2013

East Williamsburg Into Manhattan Landscape by NYC Artist Clintel Steed, 2013

Located in New York, NY

, Philadelphia and winning the John Koch award from the Academy of Arts and Letters in 2015, Clintel is an artist

Category

2010s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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Mogens Koch Bookcases in Oak for Rud, Rasmussen
Mogens Koch Bookcases in Oak for Rud, Rasmussen

Mogens Koch Bookcases in Oak for Rud, Rasmussen

Sold|$4,573

H 21.86 in W 29.93 in D 10.83 in

Mogens Koch Bookcases in Oak for Rud, Rasmussen

By Mogens Koch, Rud Rasmussen

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Mogens Koch pair of bookcases with plinths in oak. Executed by Rud Rasmussen. Reverse with paper labels ‘RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/KØBENHAVN/DENMARK.

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Circa 1800 French Neo-Classical Study of Male Nude Standing Academic Pose
Circa 1800 French Neo-Classical Study of Male Nude Standing Academic Pose

Circa 1800 French Neo-Classical Study of Male Nude Standing Academic Pose

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Male Study French, circa 1800 Neo-Classical School, circle of Jacques Louis David (French 1748-1825) Pencil drawing on paper, unframed drawing: 14 x 8 inches double sided with ...

Category

Early 19th Century French School Nude Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

Set of Four Michael Taylor Bronzed Metal Klismos Dining Chairs
Set of Four Michael Taylor Bronzed Metal Klismos Dining Chairs

Set of Four Michael Taylor Bronzed Metal Klismos Dining Chairs

By Michael Taylor

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Dramatic set of four bronzed metal klismos patio and garden dining chairs designed by Michael Taylor model # MTD-1006 garden chair. The chairs are crafted from cast aluminum and feat...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

"Actaeon in Flight, " Large Painting of Mythological Scene w/ Male Nude, 1942
"Actaeon in Flight, " Large Painting of Mythological Scene w/ Male Nude, 1942

"Actaeon in Flight, " Large Painting of Mythological Scene w/ Male Nude, 1942

$15,600Sale Price|20% Off

H 36.5 in W 23.75 in D 1 in

"Actaeon in Flight, " Large Painting of Mythological Scene w/ Male Nude, 1942

By William Littlefield

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This stunning example of Art Deco painting illustrates the dramatic moment when the hunter Actaeon, having seen the nude Diana in her bath, is meeting his death. Here Actaeon himself...

Category

Vintage 1940s North American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Large Bronze and Green Glass Box, Russian, circa 1825
Large Bronze and Green Glass Box, Russian, circa 1825

Large Bronze and Green Glass Box, Russian, circa 1825

Located in New York, NY

Large bronze and green glass box, Russian, circa 1825.

Category

Antique 1820s Russian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Located in London, GB

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

Materials

Other

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Italian School
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Italian School

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Italian School

Located in Beachwood, OH

19th Century Italian School Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Bronze with black-green patination 24 x 10 x 10 inches Dionysus, in Greco-Roman religion, a nature ...

Category

19th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

$425,000

H 168 in Dm 104 in

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

Materials

Metal

1990s Gorgeous Cartier Alarm Clock Pendulette. Made in France.
1990s Gorgeous Cartier Alarm Clock Pendulette. Made in France.

1990s Gorgeous Cartier Alarm Clock Pendulette. Made in France.

By Cartier

Located in Milano, IT

1990s Gorgeous Cartier alarm clock pendulette with white dial in perfect condition, steel hands, roman hour markers on gold-plated frame. Made in France. Quartz movement. Clock case...

Category

1990s French Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Gold Plate

"Tea and Smoke in the Bath, " Important Scene in Moroccan Hammam by Azema
"Tea and Smoke in the Bath, " Important Scene in Moroccan Hammam by Azema

"Tea and Smoke in the Bath, " Important Scene in Moroccan Hammam by Azema

By Jacques Azema

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This classic and important drawing by Jacques Azéma depicts two Moroccan male youth in the hammam or bath house, relaxing in the nude and imbibing in tea and a pipe. Azéma was a Fren...

Category

Vintage 1950s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Waterfall IV Offset Print, Contemporary Nude, 2002, Unframed
Waterfall IV Offset Print, Contemporary Nude, 2002, Unframed

Waterfall IV Offset Print, Contemporary Nude, 2002, Unframed

By Herb Ritts

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Herb Ritts' iconic photograph "Waterfall IV" is a mesmerizing exploration of the human form, water, and light. This stunning shot captures a solitary male figure beneath a cascading ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Offset

Purple Amethyst “Harp" phantom White calcites Decorative object Sculpture
Purple Amethyst “Harp" phantom White calcites Decorative object Sculpture

Purple Amethyst “Harp" phantom White calcites Decorative object Sculpture

Located in London, GB

This museum-quality Amethyst “harp” from Artigas, Uruguay, is a natural sculpture of exceptional beauty and rarity. The piece features a harmonious arrangement of high-quality Amethy...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst, Quartz

"Five Josephs, " Important Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes, Provincetown, 1930s
"Five Josephs, " Important Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes, Provincetown, 1930s

"Five Josephs, " Important Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes, Provincetown, 1930s

By William L'Engle

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An extraordinary example of Art Deco painting with allegorical meaning -- like so many murals painted in the 1920s and 1930s -- this large work by William L'Engle depicts five nude m...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Two Modernist Panels of Wrought Iron Railings, Gates or Screens Mid 20th Century
Two Modernist Panels of Wrought Iron Railings, Gates or Screens Mid 20th Century

Two Modernist Panels of Wrought Iron Railings, Gates or Screens Mid 20th Century

Located in London, GB

Two modernist panels of wrought iron - railings, gates or screens. Mid-20th century, found in Sweden. Striking modernist design of folded triangles and rods finished in black paint....

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

Set of Seven Neoclassical Architettura Lacquer Eggshell Boxes
Set of Seven Neoclassical Architettura Lacquer Eggshell Boxes

Set of Seven Neoclassical Architettura Lacquer Eggshell Boxes

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Fascinating and rare set of seven boxes featuring a lacquered eggshell veneer attributed to French artist Thierry Voeltzel. Each box is designed with Greco-Roman neoclassical archite...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Eggshell, Lacquer

Nude Discus Thrower, Bronze Sculpture by Ludwig Eisenberger
Nude Discus Thrower, Bronze Sculpture by Ludwig Eisenberger

Nude Discus Thrower, Bronze Sculpture by Ludwig Eisenberger

By Ludwig Eisenberger

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine example of the early 20th century artist's fascination with the idealized male figure and virile athleticism, this lovely bronze by Ludwig Eisenberger depicts a discus thrower...

Category

Early 20th Century German Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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