John Koch: career timeline
American · 1909–1978 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 9 of 27 lots (33% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | $10.2kSign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | $12.6kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | $2.5kSign up | Drawing |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | $163kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | — | Oil |
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1930s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $10.2kSign up
- Average
- $10.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 22 in (61 × 57 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1935 Portrait of Faye Emerson$10.2kSign up
1940s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $12.6kSign up
- Average
- $12.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 33 × 27.5 in (84 × 70 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1940 Christina$8.3kSign up
c. 1942 The Studio$17kSign up
1950s 1 work
1960s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $163kSign up
- Average
- $253kSign up
- Typical size
- 54 × 34.5 in (137 × 88 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Sunsets & night (1)
1960 Seated Figure Wrapping His Head$1.2kSign up
1962 Siesta$596kSign up
1965 Summer Night$163kSign up
1970s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 36 × 30 in (91 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1973 Portrait of Bonaventura DevineUnsold · sold 2×
Creation date not recorded
16 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $10.8kSign up
- Average
- $10.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 18 in (46 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2006 The BouquetUnsold
sold 2006 Gossip$10.8kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $3.8kSign up
- Average
- $12.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 15 in (50 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2010 Study of Two WomenUnsold
sold 2013 Seated nude, green velvet draperies$3.8kSign up
sold 2014 Portrait of David Sarnoff$1.3kSign up
sold 2017 Bacchanal$7.5kSign up
sold 2017 Study of Dogs$200Sign up
sold 2019 The Visitors$50kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works
- Sold
- 8 of 8
- Median
- $2.6kSign up
- Average
- $4kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 15 in (37 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (4), Oil (4)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2020 Male Model Seated with Shirt$3.2kSign up
sold 2021 Man asleep$2.3kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2021 Male torso$1kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2023 Still Life with Fruit and Cat$10.9kSign up
sold 2024 Sketch of Artist and Model$2.8kSign up
sold 2025 Children at Play$9kSign up
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sold 2026 Gardenias$2.2kSign up
sold 2026 (AMERICAN, 1909-1978)$250Sign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All John Koch auction results →