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WALTHER KOCH (1875-1915)
SOMMERKURORT / DAVOS. 1915.
36 3/4x29 inches, 93 1/4x73 3/4 cm. Gebr. Fretz, Zurich. Condition B+: trimmed top and bottom margins; scuffing in upper image and text; minor creases in margins and image; paper insert in lower text; horizontal fold; tape on verso. Paper.
Koch was born in Germany, and moved to Davos in 1898, where he primarily worked as a landscape painter and travel poster artist. His most memorable and dynamic designs feature athletes participating in winter sports such as skiing, skating and sledding, often with decorative borders and beautifully-rendered text to accompany the image.
