AW964: Fritz Kocher Arnaz Ranch Oil on Canvas Laid to Board Painting Los Angeles Circa 1940
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Fritz Kocher Arnaz Ranch Oil on Canvas Laid to Board Painting Los Angeles Circa 1940. Signed lower right. Presented in original period vintage frame. Verso inscription reads "Arnaz Ranch - Robertson Blvd 1940". Tag upper left verso reads "9. Arnaz Ranch, Robertson south of Pico Blvd. 1940 Los Angeles by Fritz Kocher.
Dimensions: Sight 18 1/4" x 22 1/4"; Frame 25 1/2" x 29 1/2"
Comments: Fritz Wilhelm Antion Kocher Born 1904 - Friebury Germany; Died 1973 Los Angeles California. Painter. Exhibition “Morro Bay” at LBAA, 1962. Port. and “Dr. W. A. (Fritz) Kocher… Artist, Dies… Dr. Friedrich W. A. (Fritz) Kocher, RVBK, noted artist, died March 10 at his home of a heart attack… Kocher was president of the Painters and Sculptors Club for six years. He helped in building the membership of the American Institute of Fine Arts by enrolling most of the members of the Painters and Sculptors Club in the new art organization. Later, he and Countess Patti Hendrickson, well-known artist, actress and author, founded the American Artists of the West.
The former Arnaz Ranch in Los Angeles is at the forefront of early Los Angeles history. Here is a snippet of its history that can be found on line: In the mid to late 1800's, Don José de Arnaz carved a two and a half square mile ranch from the old Rancho Rincon de los Bueyes in what would be West Los Angeles in the century to come. After he passed, the land was held by some of the Los Angeles area’s wealthiest families: the Rindge Family, who owned Malibu, and the Manuel Dominguez clan who owned (and still own) a swath of the South Bay. Over time, Arnaz’ ranch would have orchards, vineyards, barley fields, oil wells, private schools, golf courses, a creamery, and a movie studio backlot where Laurel & Hardy played fools and the Little Rascals played. Still, as late as 1939, one half square mile of the Arnaz Rancho was farmland. Nearly all of these would yield to suburban homes and associated stores and services; two golf courses remain. In1946, the county district of “Arnaz” (already homes) was incorporated into the City of Los Angeles, all but wiping away Don José’s 100-year imprint on the land.
