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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear friend, Leon Kossoff. He was 92 years of age. โOur thoughts are with his friends and family, who along with his beloved …
Leon Kossoff created his etching in response to The Holy Family on the Steps, 1648 by Nicolas Poussin, owned by the Cleveland Museum of Art. When included in the 1996 Poussin exhibition at the Royal Academy, …
I want the paint to work as flesh does. If you donโt overdirect your models and you focus on their physical presence, interesting things often happen. You find that you capture something about them that …
โDrawing is not a mysterious activity. Drawing is making an image which expresses commitment and involvementโฆrejecting ideas which are possible to preconceiveโฆdestroying images that lie, discarding images that are dead.โ Leon Kossoff, in Frank Auerbach …
Ever since the age of twelve, I have drawn and painted Londonโฆthe strange ever-changing light, the endless streets and the shuddering feel of the sprawling city linger in my mind like a faintly glimmering memory …
See this painting by Leon Kossoff โCherry Tree, and Young Girlโ (2007-08), in a group exhibition at the De La Warr Pavilion located in East Sussex, UK. Titled โI Cheer a Dead Manโs Sweetheart,โ the …
Leon Kossoff would traverse the city limits of London for inspiration, and when captivated by a certain building, tube station or bustling street, he would document the location through drawings or paintings done in situ. …
L.A. TIMES / Criticโs Choice Art review โLeon Kossoff: London Landscapesโ at L.A. Louver by David Pagel 4:30 PM PST, February 20, 2014 In an exhibition of 40 drawings and seven paintings at L.A. Louver, …
If you havenโt seen our current Leon Kossof exhibition, or want an insightful reflection on Kossoffโs paintings and drawings of London, we urge you to read a fantastic review of the show by James Scarborough …
Check out pics from our Leon Kossoff and the Old Masters conversation, which took place last Tuesday, February 11th. Thank you to everyone who came out, and especially the distinguished panelists John Walsh, Hunter Drohojowksa-Philp …
In 1999, the Getty Museum invited Leon Kossoff to create drawings after the works by Nicolas Poussin that reside in the Gettyโs collection. The museum even went so far as to loan the Poussin works …
Havenโt seen our Leon Kossoff exhibition yet? Hereโs a little taste of what youโre missing. Featuring both drawings and paintings by the British artist, the exhibition centers on the artists portrayals of London, the city …
Check out our Facebook page for more pictures from our Leon Kossoff opening โ what a celebratory night! Thank you to everyone who came out, we appreciate all the support. Picture by Eric Minh Swenson
Our Leon Kossoff exhibition is fully-installed! Come join us for the opening tomorrow, Thursday, Jan 23rd, from 6-8pm. If youโre interested in learning more about the works in the exhibition, hereโs a recent press article …
Check out more early press coverage for our upcoming Leon Kossoff exhibition in the current issue of ArtScene. Hereโs an excerpt of the text by Scarlet Cheng: โIn Kossoffโs palette, London is a somewhat gray, …
We made the list! Artsy has chosen our forthcoming Leon Kossoff exhibition as a must see for 2014. Check it out: Our Most Anticipated Gallery Exhibitions in 2014 โLeon Kossoff: London Landscapesโ at LA Louver, Los …
L.A. Louver wishes you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Weโre so excited to see you in the new year with our amazing exhibition …
Read a really lovely piece on Leon Kossoffโs most recent body of work, centering on the East London neighborhood of Arnold Circus, the city where Kossoff grew up. Once regarded as Londonโs poorest slum, Arnold …
Now at its third venue, Leon Kossoff โLondon Landscapesโ (on view in New York at Mitchell-Innes & Nash) continues to garner critical praise and most recently in The New York Sun. Read the full article here. …
Leon Kossoff: London Landscapes Mitchell-Innes & Nash 534 W. 26th St., (212) 744-7400 Through Dec. 21 When an 87-year-old artist who has been painting his beloved home city for more than 60 years is enjoying …
by Coline Milliard LONDON โ Leon Kossoff has drawn and painted this city relentlessly for more than six decades, and today, at 86, heโจcan still be found sketching the street corners that have inspired him …
Leon Kossoff: London Landscapes has reached the second destination of its international tour! The exhibition opened on September 12th at Galerie Lelongโs Paris location. See images (featured above) of the stunning installation. The show will …
Another review for Leon Kossoff: London Landscapes, featured in UKโs Evening Standard. โThe London captured in this show of around 100 paintings and drawings is not admired coldly from afar but experienced from within, as …
Leon Kossoff was recently profiled in the UK-based journal The Guardian. Rarely granting interviews, Kossoff โconversedโ with chief arts writer Charlotte Higgins about his current exhibition โLondon Landscapesโ โ which opens next week at Annely …
This painting by Leon Kossoff is included in a group exhibition titled โRadical Figures: Post-war British Figurative Paintingโ at Manchester Art Galleries, UK. The exhibition puts focus on the resurgence of figurative art in the …
This month Brooklyn Railโs Joseph Masheck discusses a provocative cultural theme in Leon Kossoffโs exhibition of paintings on view last spring at Mitchell-Innes & Nash (New York). โOver and over again, apparently, Kossoff has painted …
Check out the Swindon Museumโs video on Leon Kossoffโs โBooking Hall No. 6โ (by Swindon Viewpoint).
Check out the Financial Times article on art collector Frank Cohen: The exhibition, Frank and Cherryl Cohen at Chatsworth, opens next week at the great house in Derbyshire, northern England. It is the first exhibition to showcase the …