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Koch John

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
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 Greenwich, CT
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
H 37.5 in W 31.75 in D 2 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
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1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil

Male Torso
Male Torso
H 20.08 in W 26.78 in D 1.19 in
Cityscape
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
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

Composition, Description of a Masque, Jane Freilicher
By Jane Freilicher
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
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 Auburn Hills, MI
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 Auburn Hills, MI
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

"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

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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
Category

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

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

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

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

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

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

1950s McGuire Bamboo & Brass & Leather Folding 'Director's X Chair'
By John and Elinor McGuire, Leonard Linden, Mogens Koch
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

Set of Four McGuire Bamboo, Brass & Leather, 1950s Folding 'Director's X Chairs'
By John and Elinor McGuire, Leonard Linden, Mogens Koch
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

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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The body of a slim young man. 1970s. Marco Silombria signed.
Located in Firenze, IT
The body of a slim young man. 1970s. Marco Silombria signed. Marco Silombria, Italian advertising graphic designer, artist and ceramist. charcoal and wax on paper. Signed bottom righ...
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1970s Pop Art Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Wax Crayon

"Nude with Golden Hair", Striking Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Diminutive and striking, this Mannerist male nude by Raoul Pène du Bois, the great Broadway designer, depicts a confident figure in the full bloom of youth, with golden hair and blus...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Rising, male nude lithograph by Trevor Southey
By Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered lithograph by Trevor Southey. Male nude portrait of a young man. this is the terra cotta version, there was also an edition done in grey. Trevor Southey ...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Boys on Blue Bed II" Dark Blue Toned Sensual Homoerotic Figurative Watercolor
By Steve Louis
Located in Houston, TX
Dark blue toned homoerotic figurative watercolor painting by contemporary Houston, Texas artist Steve Louis. The work features two nude men stretched out on a blue bed in an intimate...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (Small Figure Painting of Two Muscular Nude Males)
By Robert Goldstrom
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from upper thigh to chest) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent con...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

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

Interminable, colorful abstracted male nude figure modern cubist
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil painting on canvas with aggressive, active, colorful strokes representing a male nude figure from the waist up. Emotionally charged and powerful esthetic. Modern cubis...
Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

No One Is Sure - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple, Original Oil
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Semi-Nude Man with Beech Tree, " Pencil Drawing by John Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Much like Salvador Dali, who continued to create his mysterious and puzzling landscapes long after Surrealism had lost its popularity, John Lear drew and painted in the same manner f...
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

1940s Seated Nude Figure Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude figure study of a seated female model by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Circa 1940. Unsigned. Unframed. Image size: 25"H x 19"W.
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1940s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Male Nude by Faye Swengel Badura
By Faye Swengel Badura
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Male nude oil on canvas by New Hope School modernist Faye Swengel Badura (1904-1991). 23.75"Wide x 37.5"High Gilt WoodFramed, Canvas is 19.25"Wide x 33.5"High This item is presently...
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20th Century American Paintings

Male Nude by Faye Swengel Badura
H 37.5 in W 23.75 in D 2 in
Academic Charcoal Drawing of Standing Nude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This turn of the century French academic charcoal drawing captures a standing nude figure from behind, offering a contemplative exploration of human form and proportion. The drawing ...
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Antique Early 1900s French Drawings

Materials

Paper

"Dancer at Rest, " Large Painting of Half-Nude Male Ballet Dancer, Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and striking, this painting by Robert Childers presents a reclining ballet dancer, clothed above the waist in a dancer's sleeveless shirt, but nude below, holding a pink ribbon...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Duchándome, June 5th", Watercolor Nude, Pastel and Ink on Archival Paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Duchándome June 5th" by Celso Castro-Daza From the Duchándome Series Watercolor, pastel, and ink on archival paper Sheet size: 19.5 in. H x 13.75 in. W 2018 Drawing on paper is hi...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Figures - Original Pencil Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Figures" is an original drawing in tempera on paper glued on ivory-colored cardboard, by an Anonymous Artist of XX Century. In excellent conditions: as good as new. Sheet dimensio...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

1951 Graphite on Paper Figure Study of a Standing Male by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1951 black and white figure study of a nude male, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Harold Emerson Hay...
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1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

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