Leon Kossoff

born 1926

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

Leon Kossoff (born 10 December 1926) is a British figurative painter known for portraits, life drawings and cityscapes of London, England.

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Artworks

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

Leon Kossoff Children’s Swimming Pool, Autumn Afternoon

1971
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Leon Kossoff, ‘Christ Church, Spitalfields, Morning’ 1990

Leon Kossoff Christ Church, Spitalfields, Morning

1990
T06735
Leon Kossoff, ‘Booking Hall, Kilburn Underground’ 1987

Leon Kossoff Booking Hall, Kilburn Underground

1987
T05531
Leon Kossoff, ‘Drawing for ‘Children’s Swimming Pool’’ 1971

Leon Kossoff Drawing for ‘Children’s Swimming Pool’

1971
T03281
Leon Kossoff, ‘Willesden Junction, Morning in October’ 1971

Leon Kossoff Willesden Junction, Morning in October

1971
L02671
Leon Kossoff, ‘Self-Portrait’ c.1952

Leon Kossoff Self-Portrait

c.1952
T07198
Leon Kossoff, ‘Self-Portrait. Verso: Untitled (Two Figures)’ 1967

Leon Kossoff Self-Portrait. Verso: Untitled (Two Figures)

1967
T04855
Leon Kossoff, ‘Christ Church, Spitalfields’ 1990

Leon Kossoff Christ Church, Spitalfields

1990
T06771
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Artist as subject

R.B. Kitaj, ‘The Wedding’ 1989–93

R.B. Kitaj The Wedding

1989–93
T06743
Frank Auerbach, ‘Portrait of Leon Kossoff’ 1951

Frank Auerbach Portrait of Leon Kossoff

1951
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Leon Kossoff, ‘Self-Portrait’ c.1952

Leon Kossoff Self-Portrait

c.1952
T07198
Leon Kossoff, ‘Self-Portrait. Verso: Untitled (Two Figures)’ 1967

Leon Kossoff Self-Portrait. Verso: Untitled (Two Figures)

1967
T04855
Helen Lessore, ‘Symposium I’ 1974–77

Helen Lessore Symposium I

1974–77
T03288

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 ...

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 ...

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘The New Moon; or, ‘I’ve lost My Boat, You shan’t have Your Hoop’’ exhibited 1840
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