FRANSCOIS KOCH
Bushveld Scene
Signed and dated 77 - Oil on canvas
Size: 50 by 100cm excluding frame;
Framed: 59 by 109 by 2,5cm including frame - the frame s a simple white wooden frame.
Francois Koch paints 'The Great Outdoors'- the topography of the panoramas of the karoo and
bushveld.
His works are imbued with the textures and scents of Africa. These are vivid recollections of bushveld experiences. The scope and sheer scale of the sweeping vistas he paints require substantial technical authority. Yet he has a subtle eye capable of recording minute changes of light, the flicker of an antelopes ear, the damp shale after a passing storm.
Born in Johannesburg he trained at the School of Art under Professor Bain completing a commercial art course. He was employed as a production and layout artist, freelanced as an illustrator for several magazines and other
publications, then joined a publishing house for a further four years managing the production of books. Thereafter a three year spell in advertising. During these years as in his youth Francois spent most of his free time painting
landscapes.
At the age of 26 he started his painting career (1969). His first one-man exhibition was held in Pretoria Little Theatre (1971). As a result of this exhibition he received his first commission from Volkskas Bank.
The Lister Gallery held large one-man exhibitions of his work in the seventies. The 1974 and 1976 exhibitions entirely sold out. Successful exhibitions followed at Schweickerdt Gallery, Pretoria (1987)
The Sanderling Gallery Johannesburg (1988), The Everard Reade Landscape Exhibition (1988,1992), The Everard Reade Wildlife Exhibition (1990, 1991,1992,1993), The Cape Gallery Wildlife Exhibition (1993,1997,1998). An increased interest and exposure to collectors from London and the U.S.A marked this period.
His paintings are much sought after. The devaluation of the S.A. rand and the increased demand for his work has lead to a rapid increase in the price of his work attracting investors. His work has been readily accepted for exhibition by the American art market and he has made application for a green card to settle in the U.S.A.
Private and Corporate Collectors.
Gypsum Industries, Haggie, Standard Bank, Volkskas Bank, SA Perm Building Society, Bosal, Satour, SA Embassies (World Wide), Spoornet, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, First National Bank, Reserve Bank, Tongaat Group, Iscor, Government Departments, P.W. Botha Airport George, National Parks Board, Anglo-American Corporation, GKN Mills, SABC, Elwierda Transport, SAAU, Total SA. Mr. James L.Atkinson president of Atkinson Petroleum LLC Seattle, Washington, Kenneth M. Gordon B.A. LLB of Equi Genesis, Toronto Canada, Mike Walsh Reedie & Company L.C. Dallas, Texas, Mr. F. Phillips Giltner Omaha, Nebraska, Mr. Phillip Hertz Bulverde, Texas, Mr. Roy Norman : Foschini, Cape Town.
* Reference Source : https://www.artcurator.co.za/artists/35-francois-koch
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