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Koch John

Male Torso
Male Torso

John KochMale Torso

$2,227

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 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

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

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 Mogens Koch, John and Elinor McGuire, 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

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 Mogens Koch, John and Elinor McGuire, 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

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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"Nude Archer, " Bold Ink Drawing with Male Nude, Influenced by Klimt
"Nude Archer, " Bold Ink Drawing with Male Nude, Influenced by Klimt

"Nude Archer, " Bold Ink Drawing with Male Nude, Influenced by Klimt

By Erwin Stolz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Bold and atmospheric, this ink drawing depicts a kneeling nude male figure, his bow arched and his arrow ready to spring forward, surrounded by a flower-bedecked landscape that clear...

Category

Vintage 1920s Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Nude" Hamilton's London, 1989
Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Nude" Hamilton's London, 1989

Michael Roberts Original Photograph "Michel Nude" Hamilton's London, 1989

By Michael Roberts

Located in Palm Springs, CA

MICHAEL ROBERTS (1947-2023) PLEASE NOTE: This photograph is a one of a kind original photograph. Every photograph in the show was available to purchase, and only one of each was pri...

Category

Vintage 1980s English Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

"Seated Man, Two Positions", Drawing of Half-Nude Male Figure by Ulen, 1930s
"Seated Man, Two Positions", Drawing of Half-Nude Male Figure by Ulen, 1930s

"Seated Man, Two Positions", Drawing of Half-Nude Male Figure by Ulen, 1930s

By Paul Ulen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beautifully and sensitively drawn by Paul Ulen, this single sheet includes two images of a half-nude male figure, seated and reclining, wearing loose worker pants and sporting a fash...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg
"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg

"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This remarkable -- perhaps unique -- woodblock print depicts a group of five nude male workers laying railroad track, their strong, muscled figures interlaced as they strive to move ...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Prints

Materials

Paper

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 37.25 x 71.5 inches (94.6 x 181.6 cm) $8,500 + $800 framing This work is off...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

HEAT - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
HEAT - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series

HEAT - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series

By Bartosz Kolata

Located in Salzburg, AT

This work is framed. Unframed size: 90x120 cm, framed 95x125 cm Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicol...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Shore Leave, " Large Art Deco Mural with Sailors at New Orleans Brothel, 1940s
"Shore Leave, " Large Art Deco Mural with Sailors at New Orleans Brothel, 1940s

"Shore Leave, " Large Art Deco Mural with Sailors at New Orleans Brothel, 1940s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

One of the most striking and remarkable Art Deco paintings we have ever offered, this depiction of a group of 1940s sailors visiting a New Orleans brothel is full of boisterous energ...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (Square Figure Painting of Nude Men, Waist to Knees)
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (Square Figure Painting of Nude Men, Waist to Knees)

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (Square Figure Painting of Nude Men, Waist to Knees)

By Robert Goldstrom

Located in Hudson, NY

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from waist to knees) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent condition...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Mythological scene, Aksel Jorgensen, 1883-1957
Mythological scene, Aksel Jorgensen, 1883-1957

Mythological scene, Aksel Jorgensen, 1883-1957

$15,800

H 50 in W 71.25 in D 2 in

Mythological scene, Aksel Jorgensen, 1883-1957

Located in New York, NY

Large-format painting of a mythological scene with references to Triton and other sea creatures as well as male nude figures by Aksel Jorgensen (1887 Copenhagen - 1957, ibid.). The p...

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Early 20th Century Danish Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen
"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen

"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relax...

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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Bathers on Rocky Shore", Striking English Painting of Nude Male Figures, 1930s
"Bathers on Rocky Shore", Striking English Painting of Nude Male Figures, 1930s

"Bathers on Rocky Shore", Striking English Painting of Nude Male Figures, 1930s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This striking and unusual painting -- beautifully composed with a rich palette -- depicts two nude British youth, sitting on a rocky outcropping during a day of swimming. Each is sl...

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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting
"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting

"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Painted just after the end of World War II in a style that could be called Art Deco meets Mid Century, this striking painting depicts nine sailors in their Navy uniforms, most of the...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " WPA-Era Painting, Semi-Nude Male Figure, Dark Pink
"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " WPA-Era Painting, Semi-Nude Male Figure, Dark Pink

"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " WPA-Era Painting, Semi-Nude Male Figure, Dark Pink

By William Schulhoff 1

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In an era when the circus provided an affordable and exotic form of entertainment for the Everyman, this vivid painting, glowing with the colors of red clay, slate and dusty pink, ca...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954
"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954

"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954

By Christopher Clark (1875-1942)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Bold and striking, this large 1950s painting of a nude male youth, executed in black gouache or charcoal on a rich, deep red ground, was made by Christopher Clark. The artist is bes...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Male Nude
Male Nude

Laure Albin-GuillotMale Nude, c.1930

$4,724

H 18.9 in W 16.15 in D 1.58 in

Male Nude

Located in London, GB

Fresson print, inscribed ‘LAG 17033’ (verso), 29cm x 23cm (on view), 37cm x 30.5cm (sheet size), (48cm x 41cm framed). The photograph is framed to the line and crop indicated by the ...

Category

1930s Art Deco Nude Photography

Materials

Black and White

"The Fall of Icarus", Dramatic 1940s Painting w/ Male Nude by Emlen Etting
"The Fall of Icarus", Dramatic 1940s Painting w/ Male Nude by Emlen Etting

"The Fall of Icarus", Dramatic 1940s Painting w/ Male Nude by Emlen Etting

By Emlen Etting

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia artist Emlen Etting returned again and again to the theme of Icarus Falling, in part because it gave him an opportunity to depict the nude male in motion. This is the fi...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

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