Leon Kossoff

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Leon Kossoff
Born(1926-12-10)10 December 1926
Islington, London, England
Died4 July 2019(2019-07-04) (aged 92)
London, England
Known forPainting
MovementExpressionism

Leon Kossoff (10 December 1926 – 4 July 2019) was a British figurative painter known for portraits, life drawings and cityscapes of London, England.

Early years and education

Kossoff was born in Islington, London, and spent most of his early life living there with his Russian Jewish parents. In 1938, he attended the Hackney Downs School in London. In 1939, he was evacuated with the school to King's Lynn, Norfolk, where he lived with Mr and Mrs R.C. Bishop, who encouraged his interest in art. During this time, Kossoff made his first paintings. When he returned to London in 1943, Kossoff went to Saint Martin's School of Art, and studied commercial art. He also attended life drawing classes in the evenings at Toynbee Hall.

He spent three years in military service with

Mornington Crescent; he then moved to Bethnal Green, where he lived until 1961. Kossoff studied at the Royal College of Art
from 1953 to 1956.

Career

In 1956, Kossoff joined Helen Lessore's

Willesden Green
.

In 1995, Kossoff exhibited his artworks at the

Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[3] In 2010, Kossoff exhibited a travelling show of new paintings and drawings, beginning at Annely Juda Fine Art, London, then travelling to Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, and ending at L.A. Louver, Los Angeles.[4] In 2013–14, Kossoff's urban landscapes were shown in a travelling international exhibition, titled "Leon Kossoff: London Landscapes".[5] Kossoff died at the age of 92 on 4 July 2019 from complications of a stroke.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Leon Kossoff | Artist". Artfacts.net.
  2. ^ Leon Kossoff: Drawing from Painting Archived 8 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Studio International, UK.
  3. ^ McGavin, Harvey (22 December 2003). "Honoured? No thanks, say elite of arts and TV". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  4. ^ "LEON KOSSOFF". Archived from the original on 25 November 2010.
  5. ^ Wullschlager, Jackie (3 May 2013). "Coming home: Leon Kossoff". Financial Times.
  6. ^ Smith, Roberta (22 July 2019). "Leon Kossoff, 92, Who Painted Portraits of Urban Life, Dies". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Art Industry News: You Can Watch the Largest and Most Complex Public Art Restoration Ever Live Online + Other Stories". Artnet.com. 5 July 2019.

External links

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