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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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Artworks

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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
    On display at Tate Britain part of Modern and Contemporary British Art

  • Self-Portrait

    Leon Kossoff
    c.1952
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