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Leon Kossoff

1926 – 2019

Two Seated Figures II 1980
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65 artworks by Leon Kossoff
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Biography

Leon Kossoff (10 December 1926 – 4 July 2019) was a British figurative painter known for portraits, life drawings and cityscapes of London, England.

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Willesden Junction, Morning in October

Leon Kossoff
1971

Old People’s Party at Bethnal Green No.2

Leon Kossoff
1958–9

Outside Kilburn Underground [stage proof]

Leon Kossoff
1979
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Outside Kilburn Underground [stage proof]

Leon Kossoff
1980
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Outside Kilburn Underground [stage proof]

Leon Kossoff
1981
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Outside Kilburn Underground [stage proof]

Leon Kossoff
1983
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Outside Kilburn Underground [stage proof]

Leon Kossoff
1984
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Going Home [stage proof]

Leon Kossoff
1979–84
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Artist as subject

Portrait of Leon Kossoff

Frank Auerbach
1951

Symposium I

Helen Lessore
1974–77

Self-Portrait. Verso: Untitled (Two Figures)

Leon Kossoff
1967

The Wedding

R.B. Kitaj
1989–93

Self-Portrait

Leon Kossoff
c.1952

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