Leon Kossoff

1926 – 2019

Leon Kossoff, ‘Willesden Junction, Morning in October’ 1971
Willesden Junction, Morning in October 1971
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64 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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Artist as subject

Features

  • Frank Auerbach, ‘Head of E.O.W. I’ 1960

    Art Term

    Impasto

    Impasto refers to an area of thick paint or texture, in a painting
  • Francis Bacon, ‘Triptych August 1972’ 1972

    Art Term

    School of London

    School of London was a term invented by artist R.B. Kitaj to describe a group of London-based artists who were ...
  • David Bomberg, ‘In the Hold’ c.1913–14

    Tate Papers

    Curving Round: David Sylvester and the ‘Rediscovery’ of David Bomberg

    Lee Hallman

    Lee Hallman considers how David Sylvester’s role in the rehabilitation of David Bomberg’s reputation in the 1950s and 1960s illuminates ...
  • Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘The New Moon; or, ‘I’ve lost My Boat, You shan’t have Your Hoop’’ exhibited 1840

    Tate Etc

    MicroTate 22

    Victoria Pomery , Corin Sworn , Peter Kennard and Sarah Burnage

    Individual reflections on a work in the Tate collection

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