Coco by John Polka
2008.07.01
Easel
Oil
Polka did many portraits of pets. These paintings were often playful and decorative. "Coco" was the pet of Butler Street resident, Chuck Parrot - and a familiar sight being carried along that street by its master. Polka studied both in Europe and, later, at Ox-Bow. In the 1960s, he opened a studio in Saugatuck, where he taught and painted landscapes and portraits of people and animals.
Artworks
Voss, Mary
Polka, John 1930-2006
1990
Technique: impasto
Signed Name: Polka Signature Location: bottom right
paintingimpastoimpressionistdogPolka, JohnCoCococoOx-Bow
16 in
20 in
Frame Size: 24.5h x 29w
AC bay 09
Art Conservation Room
Good
Polka, John 1930-2006
John Polka Coco 1990 | oil on canvas Notes: Polka did many portraits of pets. These paintings were often playful and somewhat decorative. Polka studied both in Europe and, later, at Ox-Bow. In the 1960s, he opened a studio in Saugatuck, where he taught and painted landscapes and portraits of people and animals. Collection: Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society
Notation on the back: "For Charles Parrot 1990" Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2008-04-14
04/14/2008
09/03/2024