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1926 East London, England - 2019 London, England. Known for: Expresssionist child figure, cityscape and portrait painting, drawing, printmaking.
Leon Kossoff is a British expressionist painter, known for portraits, life drawings and cityscapes of London, England. He was born in 1926 in Islington, London, and spent most of his early life... Read full biography
Leon Kossoff is a British expressionist painter, known for portraits, life drawings and cityscapes of London, England. He was born in 1926 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... Read full biography
Leon Kossoff is a British expressionist painter, known for portraits, life drawings and cityscapes of London, England. He was born in 1926 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.... Read full biography
Leon Kossoff is a British expressionist painter, known for portraits, life drawings and cityscapes of London, England. He was born in 1926 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 St Martin's School of Art, and studied commercial art. He also attended life drawing classes in the evenings at Toynbee Hall. After his education was completed he spent three years in military service... Read full biography
Leon Kossoff is a British expressionist painter, known for portraits, life drawings and cityscapes of London, England. He was born in 1926 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 St Martin's School of Art, and studied commercial art. He also attended life drawing classes in the evenings at Toynbee Hall. After his education was completed he spent three years in military service with the Royal Fusiliers, attached to the 2nd Battalion Jewish Brigade, and served in Italy, Holland, Belgium and Germany. After his milit... Read full biography
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About Leon Kossoff: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (11)
All MuseumsChrysler Museum of Art
245 West Olney Road
Norfolk, VA 23510Guild Hall Museum
158 Main Street
East Hampton, NY 11937Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Smithsonian Institution: 7th Street & Independence Ave. Sw
Mail To: Po Box 37012/Hmsg Mrc 350
Washington, DC 20013-7012J. Paul Getty Museum
The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1681Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036Museum London/London Regional Art Museum
421 Ridout Street North
London, ON N6A5H4
CanadaMuseum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
250 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012Museum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019Tate Modern/Tate Gallery, London
Bankside
Se1 9Tg
London, United KingdomThe Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106-1797