Virginia Greenleaf Koch’s practice often featured farm animals, rural landscapes, and floral subjects. Her muted color palette produced a subdued, even light across the surface of her paintings, reflective of the grayed tones associated with historical portraiture. That connection carried into her use of symbolic attributes—flowers, fruit, or domestic objects—which added depth to her storytelling. The tonal qualities of Koch’s paintings evoke a sense of quiet restraint.
A native of Connecticut, Koch studied art at Yale University in New Haven as well as the Art Students League, New York, and American University, Washington, D.C. Her work has been exhibited throughout the American Northeast in institutions such as the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
