Great Primitive by important self taught artist Samuel Koch 46

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Great Primitive by important self taught artist Samuel Koch 46

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A great primitive by the important self taught artist Samuel Koch. It is signed and dated lower right S. Koch 1946. The frame is period and original to the painting. A great and important piece of Americana as his works of this quality rarely come up for sale. His was well exhibited throughout his life and the bio below details his exhibition history.

A brief bio from askart provided by his daughter;
The following biography, submitted October 2005, is from Shirley Jones, daughter of the artist.

Samuel Kochmeister was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1887. He immigrated to the United States in 1910 to escape the czarist persecution of Jews in Poland and lived the rest of his life in New York City. He died in 1963 in Queens, New York.

A self-taught artist, who painted under the name Samuel Koch, he practiced his art while working in a factory to support his family. He suffered from Parkinson's disease for the last 14 years of his life, but this did not diminish his will to express himself on canvas.

Mr. Kochmeister's works were exhibited in a number of one-man shows at galleries throughout New York state. He was known for his primitive self-taught style of urban landscapes and still life paintings, using oil paint exclusively.

His works have been exhibited in many museums such as the City Museum of St. Louis, Baltimore Museum of Art, and in New York City at the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. The Art Museum of Lucerne, Switzerland exhibited two of his paintings during their exhibition of American Primitive Art.

Some of his paintings are exhibited in the permanent collection of art at the University of Arizona.

The Who's Who of American Art and the International Who's Who of Artists
listed Mr. Kochmeister's works in their 1949, and 1957 editions. A book by
Sidney Janis, titled They Taught Themselves listed Mr. Kochmeister and
his work.

Dimensions:
Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 37 in (93.98 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Canvas
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1940-1949
Date of Manufacture:
1946
Condition:
There is a small area that looks to have been inpainted, detailed in the photos and some surface dirt and grime. The frame has losses as well, consistent with age. Dimension given include the frame.
Seller Location:
Palm Springs, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: U0906088350819