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Leon Kossoff

(1926-2019), Painter and draughtsman

Sitter in 8 portraits
Artist of 1 portrait
Born in London, Kossoff studied at St Martin's School of Art, the Royal College of Art and the Borough Polytechnic under David Bomberg, whose expressionist style was a lasting influence. Kossoff's subjects were portraits, London cityscapes and interiors and he applied his paint in a thick, impasto style. He exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1995 and had a major retrospective at the Tate Gallery the following year.

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Leon Kossoff, by Toby Glanville - NPG x132239

Leon Kossoff

by Toby Glanville
bromide fibre print, May 1996
NPG x132239

Leon Kossoff, by Toby Glanville - NPG x201270

Leon Kossoff

by Toby Glanville
gelatin silver print, 1998
NPG x201270

Leon Kossoff, by Nicholas Sinclair - NPG x199747

Leon Kossoff

by Nicholas Sinclair
bromide fibre print, 1999
NPG x199747

'The British Council 70 Years at the Venice Biennale', by Julian Germain - NPG x132893

'The British Council 70 Years at the Venice Biennale'

by Julian Germain
archival inkjet print, 21 October 2009
NPG x132893

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