Representative work by Leon Kossoff
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Artist

Leon Kossoff

1926–2019 · British

  • Saint Martin's School of Art
  • University of Westminster
  • London South Bank University

Leon Kossoff painted London streets, railway stations, churches and a close circle of sitters through heavily worked paint and repeated drawing. Like his friend Frank Auerbach, he studied with David Bomberg and treated observation as a long-term physical practice.

Painting; drawing

Major Works

  • 1990Christ Church, Spitalfields, Morning
  • 1971Children’s Swimming Pool, Autumn Afternoon
  • 1972Railway Bridge, Dalston Junction
  • 1950sKing’s Cross Building Site
  • 1990From Veronese: Allegory of Love I
  • 1960sPortrait of N.M.
  • 1962Shell Building Site
  • 1970sDalston Junction
  • 1980s–90sChrist Church, Spitalfields
  • 2000sArnold Circus

Interviews & Writing

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