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John Koenig BIOGRAPHY
1924 Seattle, Washington - 2008. Known for: Action and other expressionist painting, collage.
John Franklin Koenig, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1924, has made his home on two continents. Despite an enduring love for the West Coast of the United States, centered on the seacoast, mountains,... Read full biography
John Franklin Koenig, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1924, has made his home on two continents. Despite an enduring love for the West Coast of the United States, centered on the seacoast, mountains, and forests surrounding Seattle, he has lived in Europe for a large portion of his life. He moved... Read full biography
John Franklin Koenig, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1924, has made his home on two continents. Despite an enduring love for the West Coast of the United States, centered on the seacoast, mountains, and forests surrounding Seattle, he has lived in Europe for a large portion of his life. He moved to Paris in 1948 and resided there until 1979. Today he maintains homes in both countries. He has studied literature, music and romance languages in the United States and at the Sorbonne in Paris. An... Read full biography
John Franklin Koenig, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1924, has made his home on two continents. Despite an enduring love for the West Coast of the United States, centered on the seacoast, mountains, and forests surrounding Seattle, he has lived in Europe for a large portion of his life. He moved to Paris in 1948 and resided there until 1979. Today he maintains homes in both countries. He has studied literature, music and romance languages in the United States and at the Sorbonne in Paris. An interest in Asian art, developed during earlier visits to the Seattle Art Museum, led to numerous trips to Japan in order to grasp more fully the cultural influence on style and presentation. Koenig began exhibiting his work in 1952. Working primarily... Read full biography
John Franklin Koenig, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1924, has made his home on two continents. Despite an enduring love for the West Coast of the United States, centered on the seacoast, mountains, and forests surrounding Seattle, he has lived in Europe for a large portion of his life. He moved to Paris in 1948 and resided there until 1979. Today he maintains homes in both countries. He has studied literature, music and romance languages in the United States and at the Sorbonne in Paris. An interest in Asian art, developed during earlier visits to the Seattle Art Museum, led to numerous trips to Japan in order to grasp more fully the cultural influence on style and presentation. Koenig began exhibiting his work in 1952. Working primarily in collages, he produced geometric designs dominated by square form. His inspiration was drawn from nature, music, and dance. A change o... Read full biography
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John Franklin Koenig, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1924, has made his home on two continents. Despite an enduring love for the West Coast of the United States, centered on the seacoast, mountains, and forests surrounding Seattle, he has lived in Europe for a large portion of his life. He moved to Paris in 1948 and resided there until 1979. Today he maintains homes in both countries.
He has studied literature, music and romance languages in the United States and at the Sorbonne in Paris. An interest in Asian art, developed during earlier visits to the Seattle Art Museum, led to numerous trips to Japan in order to grasp more fully the cultural influence on style and presentation.
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