Oil on artist's board
Germany, 1917
Max Friedrich Koch (1893-1930) – German history and architectural painter
Signed and dated lower right ‘Max Koch 17’
Wide silver plated frame
Exhibition: Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover (with the label on the back of the frame and numbered ‘1807’ by hand)
Overall dimensions, framed: 52 x 67 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Private collection, Lower Saxony
A skillfully executed view in muted colors with bright accents; paintings by Max Friedrich Koch fetch up to 7,000 Euros at international auctions

Max Friedrich Koch created this oil painting in 1917. The work depicts a row of houses on a river bank by night, seen from the water. The river is quiet, only a few scattered windows are lit and set luminous accentuations. The view is rendered in muted colors and fascinates with its peaceful atmosphere. Skillfully the German painter captured the idyllic nighttime. Koch was fascinated by water and has painted numerous motifs with rivers and lakes.



According to an exhibition label on the reverse of the frame, the work was shown at the artist society Kestner-Gesellschaft in Hannover.



The painting is in very good condition aside from some color abrasions along the edges due to rubbing of the frame. It is signed and dated lower right ‘Max Koch 17’. On the reverse of the frame there is an exhibition label of the Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover, which is numbered by hand ‘1807’. The frame shows some signs of wear. The framed work measures 52 x 67 cm, the artist's board measures 35 x 50 cm.



Max Friedrich Koch (1859-1930)

Max Friedrich Koch attended the art academy of the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin. He studied under Ernst Ewald, Eduard Schaller and M. Meurer. In 1876 he traveled to Italy and only finished his studies upon his return to Germany. From 1879 onwards he participated on the interior decoration of the opera in Frankfurt/Main under the architect and painter Friedrich von Thiersch. In 1881 he studied at the Academy Julian in Paris. Two years later, Max Friedrich Koch came back to Berlin where he thenceforth worked as a teacher at his former school and regularly showed his works in major German exhibitions.

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