Leon Kossoff 1926-2019
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Biography
Leon Kossoff was one of the most important figurative painters of his time and is commonly associated with a circle of School of London painters that includes Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and R.B. Kitaj.
At the centre of Kossoff's work is the human figure either in isolation or in urban or domestic settings and the subject is always intimately known, whether it be the seated studio subject or people in the streets of the city.
Works
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Leon KossoffBack to Broadmoor, 1962Charcoal and pastel on paper25.1 x 35.6 cms
9 7/8 x 14 1/8 ins -
Leon KossoffRosalind II, 1980Charcoal and coloured chalk on paper.100.3 x 68.2 cms
39 1/2 x 26 7/8 ins -
Leon KossoffThe Lamentation over the dead Christ (after Poussin), 1995Pencil on paper57 x 76 cms
22 7/16 x 29 14/16 ins -
Leon KossoffHead StudyCharcoal and pastel on paper25.7 x 20.5 cms
10 1/16 x 8 1/16 ins -
Leon KossoffNude on a Red BedOil on Board15.75 x 26.75 cms
6 3/16 x 10 8/16 ins -
Leon KossoffSchool BuildingPastel and charcoal on paper63.2 x 57.5 cms
24 14/16 x 22 10/16 ins -
Leon KossoffSeder Night (Passover)Charcoal and pastel on paper36.5 x 29 cms
14 5/16 x 11 6/16 ins -
Leon KossoffSelf PortraitPastel on paper75.5 x 56 cms
29 11/16 x 22 1/16 ins -
Leon KossoffThe Booking HallCharcoal and pastel on paper55 x 67.5 cms
21 10/16 x 26 9/16 ins -
Leon KossoffThe Coat of Many Colours, 1953Etching on paper29 x 23 cms
11 3/8 x 9 1/8 insSigned Kossoff in the lower right margin and dated 53. -
Leon KossoffHead of Seedo I, 1958Charcoal on paper78 x 56.5 cms
30 11/16 x 22 3/16 ins -
Leon KossoffFidelma, no. I, 1978Oil on board93 x 61 cms
36 9/16 x 24 1/16 ins -
Leon KossoffHead of Rosalind, 1981Oil on board33 x 27 cms
12 15/16 x 10 10/16 ins -
Leon KossoffPortrait of Chaim, 1987Oil on board69 x 64 cms
27 2/16 x 25 3/16 ins -
Leon KossoffSally no.1, 1987Oil on board53.5 x 49 cms
21 1/16 x 19 4/16 ins -
Leon KossoffHead of Chaim, 1988Charcoal and pastel on paper82.3 x 56.5 cms
32 6/16 x 22 3/16 ins -
Leon KossoffThe Family of Darius before Alexander (3) (from Veronese), 1990Etching with aquatint39 x 59 cms
15 5/16 x 23 3/16 ins -
Leon KossoffBetween Kilburn and Willesden Green, Winter Evening no 2, 1992Oil on board123.2 x 137.2 cms
48 8/16 x 54 1/16 ins
Exhibitions
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Modern British Art 2022
29 Mar - 31 May 2022Read more -
Masterpieces of Twentieth-Century British Art
25 Mar - 25 May 2021Michael Andrews Colony Room Mural is an icon of British cultural history by one of the most important British artists of the twentieth century. Painted on canvas, this picture was...Read more -
Twentieth Century British Art 2012
6 - 21 Dec 2012Artists whose work is presented include: Frank Auerbach Tony Bevan John Bratby Edward Burra Jake & Dinos Chapman Geoffrey Clarke Prunella Clough John Davies Eric Gill David Hockney Gary Hume...Read more -
Beyond the Human Clay
5 May - 18 Jun 2011In 1976 the great figurative painter and polemicist R.B. Kitaj organized a group exhibition for the Arts Council of Great Britain entitled The Human Clay. To mark the 35th anniversary...Read more -
Modernist Realism
The School of London from Andrews to O'Donoghue 25 Feb - 1 May 2010James Hyman Gallery is pleased to present Modernist Realism an exhibition that focuses on artists who have made London their base and are often associated with the School of London....Read more -
Violence and Sensation
Francis Bacon and the Remaking of Appearance 5 Sep - 4 Oct 2008James Hyman says: As this exhibition demonstrates, Bacon's legacy was not stylistic so much as conceptual: an encouragement to take risks, an art of extremes, a heightened sense of mortality.Hyman...Read more -
A Tribute to Sir Colin St John Wilson
21 Nov - 1 Dec 2007James Hyman is proud to present a personal tribute to Sir Colin St John Wilson, one of Britain's greatest architects and art collectors of the last half-century. The exhibition follows...Read more -
From Life. Radical figurative art from Sickert to Bevan
Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, Tony Bevan, David Bomberg, William Coldstream, Leon Kossoff, Walter Sickert, Euan Uglow 10 Sep - 18 Oct 2003A spine runs through some of the most radical figurative art in Britain of the twentieth century. Its backbone is drawing and its fibre art school teaching, yet it is...Read more -
A Century of Drawing
Important modern British works on paper from the Camden Town School to Bridget Riley 2 Jul - 29 Aug 2003Read more -
Twentieth Century British Paintings and Drawings
1 Aug - 27 Sep 2002Read more -
The Battle for Realism
9 Sep - 1 Oct 2001Exhibition including Frank Auerbach, Leon Kossoff, Henry Moore, William Scott, Stanley Spencer, Graham Sutherland. ESSAY IN THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER BY JAMES HYMANRead more -
Bacon, Freud, Kossoff, Auerbach
Paintings and Selected Drawings 10 May - 22 Jun 2000The exhibition brings together paintings by four of the most important British figure painters of the last half-century, painters often associated with the so -called School of London. It also...Read more
Publications
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Museum Quality
The Colony Room Mural and Other Important Modern British Works from James Hyman Gallery 2009Hardback, 48 pagesRead more
Publisher: James Hyman Gallery
Dimensions: 29.5 x 25 cms -
The Battle for Realism
Figurative Art in Britain during the Cold War 1945 - 60 James Hyman, 2001Hardback, 272 pagesRead more
ISBN: 0-300-09089-7
Dimensions: 28 x 23 cms
Events
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British Art Fair 2022
29 Sep - 2 Oct 2022Founded in 1988, British Art Fair is the only fair dedicated to Modern and contemporary British art. Each year, fifty leading dealers exhibit paintings, drawings,...Read more -
Masterpiece 2022
Around Pop: British Pop Art and its Legacy 29 Jun - 6 Jul 2022We are pleased to present a specially curated exhibition which addresses British Pop Art and its Legacy. The presentation begins with three of the founding...Read more -
London Art Fair 2022
20 - 24 Apr 2022We are looking forward to exhibiting at the rescheduled London Art Fair in April. Our specially curated presentation will focus on important Modern British paintings...Read more
Art Fairs
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British Art Fair 2022
29 Sep - 2 Oct 2022Founded in 1988, British Art Fair is the only fair dedicated to Modern and contemporary British art. Each year, fifty leading dealers exhibit paintings, drawings,...Read more -
Masterpiece 2022
Around Pop: British Pop Art and its Legacy 29 Jun - 6 Jul 2022We are pleased to present a specially curated exhibition which addresses British Pop Art and its Legacy. The presentation begins with three of the founding...Read more -
London Art Fair 2022
20 - 24 Apr 2022We are looking forward to exhibiting at the rescheduled London Art Fair in April. Our specially curated presentation will focus on important Modern British paintings...Read more -
Frieze Masters 2020
7 - 16 Oct 2020We are delighted to participate in Frieze Masters / Frieze Viewing Rooms, a new mobile app and web-based platform, that gives collectors the opportunity to...Read more