Leon Kossoff

(British, 1926–2019)

heinz propper by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

Heinz Propper, 1997

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bacchanal before a herm no. 3 by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

Bacchanal before a Herm No. 3, 1997

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the rape of the sabines no. 4 by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

The Rape of the Sabines No. 4, 1995

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portrait of chaim no. 2 by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

Portrait of Chaim No. 2, 1987

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dalston lane, summer by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

Dalston Lane, Summer, 1974

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head of father (79) no. 1 by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

Head of Father (79) No. 1, 1982

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outside kilburn underground by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

Outside Kilburn Underground, 1982

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the window by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

The Window, 1982

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young man seated by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

Young Man Seated, 1951

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a ward in a london hospital no. 2 by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

A ward in a London hospital no. 2, 1965

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a ward in a london hospital no.2 by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

A Ward in a London Hospital no.2, 1965

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young man seated by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

Young Man Seated, 1961

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york way railway bridge, evening by leon kossoff

Leon Kossoff

York Way Railway Bridge, Evening, 1967

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Biography

Timeline

1926
Born in City Road, Islington, London
1938 - 1943
Attended Hackney Downs (Grocers) School, London
1943 - 1945
Commercial Art Course at St Martin’s School of Art, London
1943
Attended life drawing evening classes at Toynbee Hall and St Martin’s School of Art London
1945 - 1948
Military Service with Royal Fusiliers, attached to 2nd Battalion Jewish Brigade, served in Italy, Holland, Belgium, and Germany
1949 - 1953
Studied at St Martin’s School of Art and evening classes at Borough Polytechnic, London, with David Bomberg (1950-52)
1953 - 1956
Studied at Royal College of Art, London
1959 - 1969
Taught at Regent Street Polytechnic, Chelsea School of Art and St Martin’s School of Art, London
For a portrait of Leon Kossoff at 20 21 Photo Gallery
Lives and works in London, England

Exhibitions

2004
Leon Kossoff - Selected Paintings 1956-2000, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek (solo)
2003
Bacon-Freud-Kossoff-Auerbach - Gemälde und Arbeiten auf Papier, Galerie Sander, Berlin, Germany
2001
Leon Kossoff, Annandale Galleries, Sydney, Australia (solo)
Drawn to Painting: Leon Kossoff Drawings and Prints after Nicholas Poussin, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (solo)
2000
Auerbach, Bacon, Freud, Kossoff, Blains Fine Art, London
Close Encounters: New Art from Old, National Gallery, London
Poussin Landscapes by Kossoff, J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (solo)
La mirada fuerte: pintura figurativa de Londres, British Council in association with other museums
Drawn to Painting: Leon Kossoff Drawings and Prints after Nicholas Poussin, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, CA (solo)
Leon Kossoff, Mitchell-Innes & Nash New York, NY (solo)