Leon Kossoff

1926 – 2019

Leon Kossoff, ‘Children’s Swimming Pool, Autumn Afternoon’ 1971
Children’s Swimming Pool, Autumn Afternoon 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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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

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    Victoria Pomery , Corin Sworn , Peter Kennard and Sarah Burnage

    Individual reflections on a work in the Tate collection

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