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Koch John

Landscape Sketch, Impressionist Graphite Drawing by John Koch
By John Koch
Located in Long Island City, NY
John Koch, American (1909 - 1978) - Landscape Sketch, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Graphite on Paper
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1970s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Interior Bedroom Scene, Modern Graphite Drawing by John Koch
By John Koch
Located in Long Island City, NY
John Koch, American (1909 - 1978) - Interior Bedroom Scene, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Graphite on
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1970s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

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
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1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil

Male Torso
Male Torso
$2,281
H 20.08 in W 26.78 in D 1.19 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
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bubbles
Bubbles
$135,000
H 44.5 in W 30 in
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
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1950s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Pastoral
American Pastoral
$28,000
H 37.5 in W 31.75 in D 2 in
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
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1990s Academic Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

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
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1990s Academic Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

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
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1990s Academic Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

"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
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Summer", Domestic Scene by Sheppard w/ Reclining Male Nude
"Summer", Domestic Scene by Sheppard w/ Reclining Male Nude
$6,800 Sale Price
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H 27.5 in W 31.5 in D 1 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
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Day in Venice
$2,695 Sale Price
20% Off
H 30 in W 36 in
"Untitled I" Jane Freilicher, Hamptons Landscape Drawing, Mid-century Abstract
By Jane Freilicher
Located in New York, NY
Mitchell, Larry Rivers, Fairfield Porter, and Alex Katz; and poets John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, and Frank
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1950s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Recent Sales

Two Models and the Artist
By John Koch
Located in New York, NY
Category

1970s Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"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
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Vintage 1950s American Drawings

Materials

Pencil, Paper

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
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Vintage 1950s American Drawings

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Meditations in an Emergency /// Abstract Expressionist Female Artist Post-War NY
By Joan Mitchell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
the museum, who died in a tragic accident in 1966. Bill Berkson (with the assistance of Kenneth Koch
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Illustration for Romanze, or The Music Students (I) (II)
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
. Bill Berkson (with the assistance of Kenneth Koch and John Ashbery) selected the poems and (with advice
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1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Photogravure, Lithograph

Poem /// Abstract Expressionist Female Artist Post-War NY Modern Lithograph MoMA
By Lee Krasner
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
accident in 1966. Bill Berkson (with the assistance of Kenneth Koch and John Ashbery) selected the poems
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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
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20th Century American Drawings

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
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1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

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
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
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
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Color, Screen

Landscape in Brooklyn Oil Painting by New York City Artist Clintel Steed, 2012
Located in New York, NY
Hamptons, Philadelphia and winning the John Koch award from the Academy of Arts and Letters in 2015
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2010s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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
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2010s American Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Set of Four McGuire Bamboo, Brass Leather, 1950s Folding Director s X Chairs
By Leonard Linden, Mogens Koch, John and Elinor McGuire
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...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

1950s McGuire Bamboo Brass Leather Folding Director s X Chair
By Leonard Linden, Mogens Koch, John and Elinor McGuire
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...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

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
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2010s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

American Pharoah and Smiley Face Oil Painting by NYC Artist Clintel Steed, 2015
Located in New York, NY
New York City, the Hamptons, Philadelphia and winning the John Koch award from the Academy of Arts and
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2010s American Paintings

Materials

Plywood

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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.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Mogens Koch Bookcases in Oak for Rud, Rasmussen
Mogens Koch Bookcases in Oak for Rud, Rasmussen
$4,524 / set
H 21.86 in W 29.93 in D 10.83 in
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 ...
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Early 19th Century French School Nude Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

"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...
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Vintage 1940s North American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Actaeon in Flight, " Large Painting of Mythological Scene w/ Male Nude, 1942
"Actaeon in Flight, " Large Painting of Mythological Scene w/ Male Nude, 1942
$15,600 Sale Price
20% Off
H 36.5 in W 23.75 in D 1 in
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 ...
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19th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"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...
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Vintage 1950s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

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

Materials

Gold Plate

Waterfall IV 2002-
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 ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Offset


Waterfall IV
 2002-

Waterfall IV
 2002-
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 31.5 in W 25.5 in D 0.1 in
French Art Deco Signed Jules Leleu Cabinet
By Jules Leleu
Located in North Bergen, NJ
This sunning French Art Deco cabinet is designed by famous artisan Jules Leleu. The cabinet reflects the craftsmanship and quality of the Art Deco period. The bronze trim is pictured...
Category

20th Century French Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Signed Jules Leleu Cabinet
French Art Deco Signed Jules Leleu Cabinet
$95,000
H 60.5 in W 74 in D 21 in
A Piece of Mars - Martian Meteorite
Located in London, GB
MARTIAN STONE - NWA 14713 Lherzolitic shergottite 127 g “This 127-gram fragment of the NWA 14713 meteorite displays a green-black mottled exterior. The rock is a martian shergott...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier North African Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

A Piece of Mars - Martian Meteorite
A Piece of Mars - Martian Meteorite
$69,135
H 6.86 in W 5.91 in D 0.04 in
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...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

Materials

Other

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)
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

Materials

Metal

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
$425,000
H 168 in Dm 104 in
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...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst, Quartz

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

Materials

Iron

"Bathers, " Rare Ceramic Dish with Nude Male Figures by Stewart, Laguna Beach
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and bold "Bathers" piece by Pat and Covey Stewart, this dish is decorated with a pair of nude male bathers in white glaze over a black ground. The Stewarts worked in Laguna Be...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

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