Leon Kossoff is British artist born in London, England in the year 1926. In many ways the artist reminds me of the great British painter Lucien Freud. Both Kossoff and Freud looked to capture feeling and emotion in their works. And like the wonderful Joaquin Sorolla, Kossoff enjoys working with very think and impasto texture. Kossoff is considered an expressionist painter. Kossoff is renown for his landscape and portraiture work.
His birthday was December 7th.
Price range information : His work seldom comes on the market but oils have broken the one million dollar mark at auction. The artist also did etchings and worked in pastels.
Kossoff attended school in London and Norfolk. For his collegiate education Kossoff attended Saint Martin’s School of Art located in London, England where he studied commercial art. Kossoff also attended Borough Polytechnic.
Leon Kossoff has taught at many well known art institutions including Saint Martin’s and the Chelsea School of Art.
If you enjoy this style of painting be sure and check out the work of Frank Auerbach!
Lately the artist has been painting cityscapes of London. This exhibition will be traveling the globe worldwide in 2013 and 2014.
Has been shown at the National Gallery of Art in London.
Kossoff turned down the offer of being appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
In this clip we visit his recent show about London landscape paintings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWis7hyhmsE
In this clip we visit a show featuring the works of Leon Kossoff with our artist friend James Kalm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-8y2UFjPUI
Price range information: The artist has had an oil painting sell for more than one million dollars at auction. He also did etchings and pastels.
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