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John Koch 1909 - 1978
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- John Koch
- Three Musicians
- signed Koch (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 30 by 48 inches
- (76.2 by 121.9 cm)
- Painted in 1958.
Provenance
Kraushaar Galleries, New York
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lucas, Jr., Charlotte, North Carolina, by 1967
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1998
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lucas, Jr., Charlotte, North Carolina, by 1967
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1998
Exhibited
New York, Kraushaar Galleries, 1960
New York, Museum of the City of New York, 1963
Charlotte, North Carolina, Mint Museum of Art, 1966
Raleigh, North Carolina, North Carolina Museum of Art, North Carolina Collects, October 1967, no. 160, illustrated
New York, The New York Cultural Center, John Koch, February-April 1973, no. 18, p. 27, illustrated
New York, Museum of the City of New York, 1963
Charlotte, North Carolina, Mint Museum of Art, 1966
Raleigh, North Carolina, North Carolina Museum of Art, North Carolina Collects, October 1967, no. 160, illustrated
New York, The New York Cultural Center, John Koch, February-April 1973, no. 18, p. 27, illustrated
Literature
Horizon, September 1960
Philharmonic Hall Program, Lincoln Center, New York, December 1963
Esquire, November 1964
"Book Review," The New York Times, June 27, 1965
Philharmonic Hall Program, Lincoln Center, New York, December 1963
Esquire, November 1964
"Book Review," The New York Times, June 27, 1965
Catalogue Note
The present work depicts the artist's wife, Dora, as well as Leo Lerman, a prominent writer and editor for Condé Nast, who is shown seated closest to the cello. The model for the third figure in the white shirt is likely Paul Rotella, a pianist and music teacher.