Johann Gustav Hoch (German, 1716-1779) A series of eight studies of

three signed 'J. G. Hoch', watercolour and bodycolour, (8), largest 8.4 x 15cm; smallest 5.2 x 5.7cm; mounted together 63.5 x 48cm, Hoch, who was born in Reutlingen in 1716, was an artist of tremendous versatility, having been described as a portraitist, a painter of landscapes and even the possible author of an altarpiece in the Church of St Quintin in Mainz, where he lived. His energetic efforts in still life, such as these signed examples, are also highly regarded on their own terms. An album of over five hundred drawings of finely captured crustacea, starfish, sea urchins and seaweed by Hoch realised £45,500 at Christie's, London, 17 March 1999, lot 151, and a collection of his shell studies in watercolour is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Condition Report, Condition Report, All stuck down to the same mount at the top edges; foxing and brown speckling are present across the images, with very light discolouration. Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

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