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(New York, 1909-1978), "The Plasterers", 1967, oil on canvas, 40 x 49-7/8 in.; 20th century gilt wood and composition architrave or Kent style frame, [original stretcher and tacking edge, crackle, some cupping; frame with abrasions, loss to composition;] with six preparatory sketches: study of a plasterer, pencil and chalk on blue paper, signed lower right "Koch", 17 x 12 in., [some fading of paper, tape verso top;] study of a plasterer, chalk on blue paper, signed lower right "Koch", 12-3/4 x 9-5/8 in. (folded), [paper with fading;] compositional study, pencil on green/blue paper, signed lower right "Koch", 9 x 12 in., [paper faded to brown;] compositional study, pencil on paper, signed lower right "Koch", [toning;] compositional study, pencil on green/blue paper, signed and inscribed lower right "figures smaller…Koch"; study of a plasterer, pencil and chalk on green/blue paper, signed lower right "Koch", 11-7/8 x 8-7/8 in., [paper faded, ] all unframed. Provenance: Painting: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Plohn; Kraushaar Galleries, New York; David Whitcomb, New York, 1982; Private Collection, Tennessee; Drawings: Mr. And Mrs. Charles Plohn; by descent in the family. Reserves: $175,000 Reserves: $175,000 Exhibited: The New York Cultural Center, [John Koch,] February 21-April 1, 1973 (label verso); The New York Historical Society, [John Koch: Painting a New York Life,] October 16, 2001-January 27, 2002, page 91, illustration 51, in exhibition catalogue.

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