Odon Koch - Swiss sculptor and graphic artist - monochrome etching - edition of 200 - signed - Sold

• Ödön Koch (21 November 1906 – 21 May 1977) was a Swiss sculptor and graphic artist. He was a self-taught stone sculptor and worked his material directly, without a model or drawing. His early work was figurative, but after being influenced by sculptors such as Henry Moore, his work became more abstract. At first he used organic lines with a reference to the human figure, later he created composite geometric forms. In his later work, sculpture was central. Koch had a studio in Witikon, the easternmost district of Zurich. In 1977 he had a solo exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zürich, but he died of a heart attack shortly after the opening. Here are some of his works in public space:

Figur I (basalt lava) - On display in the Sculpture Park of the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo2.
WV No.59 (limestone) - Located on the Seepromenade Zürichsee in Zurich.
Skulptur 1960/1961 - Can be found in Biel.
Sculpture 1965/1966 - Part of the outdoor collection of the Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten in Marl.
Stele - On the schoolyard of the Kantonsschule in Chur.
Facade relief - On the Hoffmann-La Roche office building in Basel1.