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Painter, b. 1926 - d. 2019

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      • King's Cross Building Site Early Days
        Jun. 26, 2024

        King's Cross Building Site Early Days

        Est: £15,000 - £20,000

        Leon Kossoff 1926 - 2019 King's Cross Building Site Early Days charcoal and oil on paper 80 by 70 cm. 31½ by 27½ in. framed: 101.4 by 91 cm. 39⅞ by 35⅞ in. Executed in 2003.

        Sotheby's
      • Leon Kossoff,  Pilar and Jacinto (3), 1992; 
        Jun. 18, 2024

        Leon Kossoff,  Pilar and Jacinto (3), 1992; 

        Est: £400 - £600

        Leon Kossoff,  British 1926-2019, Pilar and Jacinto (3), 1992;  drypoint on TH Saunders wove,  signed, dated, titled and numbered 7/10 in pencil,  sheet: 77.5 x 59 cm,  (framed) (ARR)

        Roseberys
      • † Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2014). Resting, etch
        Apr. 25, 2024

        † Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2014). Resting, etch

        Est: £150 - £250

        † Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2014). Resting, etching, signed and dated '83 lower right, inscribed A/P lower left, titled lower centre, plate 23 x 29.5cm, unframed. Please note: VAT is additionally payable on top of the hammer price on this lot at the current rate of 20% Good clean condition

        Ewbank's
      • Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Mother
        Apr. 24, 2024

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Mother

        Est: £600 - £800

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Mother Etching, 1982, signed, titled and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 60, printed by Studio Prints, published by Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, on TH Saunders wove paper, with full margins, sheet 595 x 505mm (23 1/2 x 19 7/8in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) The Letter
        Apr. 24, 2024

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) The Letter

        Est: £600 - £800

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) The Letter Etching, 1982, signed, titled and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100, printed by Studio Prints, published by Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, on TH Saunders wove paper, with full margins, sheet 365 x 407mm (14 3/8 x 17in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Willesden Junction oil on board 12 x 21 ¼ in. (30.
        Mar. 20, 2024

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Willesden Junction oil on board 12 x 21 ¼ in. (30.

        Est: £120,000 - £180,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Willesden Junction oil on board 12 x 21 ¼ in. (30.5 x 54 cm.)

        Christie's
      • Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Mother
        Mar. 12, 2024

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Mother

        Est: £600 - £800

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Mother Etching, 1982, signed, titled and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 60, printed by Studio Prints, published by Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, on TH Saunders wove paper, with full margins, sheet 595 x 505mm (23 1/2 x 19 7/8in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) The Letter
        Mar. 12, 2024

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) The Letter

        Est: £600 - £800

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) The Letter Etching, 1982, signed, titled and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100, printed by Studio Prints, published by Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, on TH Saunders wove paper, with full margins, sheet 365 x 407mm (14 3/8 x 17in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Booking Hall
        Mar. 12, 2024

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Booking Hall

        Est: £600 - £800

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Booking Hall Etching, 1982, signed, titled and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100, printed by Studio Prints, published by Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, on TH Saunders wove paper, with full margins, sheet 412 x 356mm (16 1/4 x 14in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Outside Kilburn Station
        Mar. 12, 2024

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Outside Kilburn Station

        Est: £800 - £1,200

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Outside Kilburn Station Etching, 1982, signed, titled and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 40, printed by Studio Prints, published by Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, on TH Saunders wove paper, with full margins, sheet 590 x 665mm (23 1/4 x 26 1/8in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • Léon KOSSOF (1926-2019) Église du Christ Spitafields - 1987 Fusain sur papier
        Dec. 06, 2023

        Léon KOSSOF (1926-2019) Église du Christ Spitafields - 1987 Fusain sur papier

        Est: €6,000 - €8,000

        Léon KOSSOF (1926-2019) Église du Christ Spitafields - 1987 Fusain sur papier h: 61 w: 54,50 cm Provenance : Obelisk Gallery, Boston Collection Michèle Lippens, Paris Commentaire : Nous remercions Madame Andrea Rose pour les informations qu'elle nous a aimablement communiquées. Charcoal on paper Estimation 6 000 - 8 000 €

        Artcurial
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Fidelma Asleep charcoal and chalk on paper 52 ¾ x
        Oct. 19, 2023

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Fidelma Asleep charcoal and chalk on paper 52 ¾ x

        Est: £30,000 - £50,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Fidelma Asleep charcoal and chalk on paper 52 ¾ x 30 ¾ in. (134 x 78.1 cm.)

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Christchurch, Spitalfields No. 2 charcoal and colo
        Oct. 19, 2023

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Christchurch, Spitalfields No. 2 charcoal and colo

        Est: £18,000 - £25,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Christchurch, Spitalfields No. 2 charcoal and coloured chalk on paper 29 5⁄8 x 21 ¾ in. (75.5 x 55.2 cm.)

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Fidelma No. 1 oil on board 19 ½ x 24 ¾ in. (49.5 x
        Oct. 18, 2023

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Fidelma No. 1 oil on board 19 ½ x 24 ¾ in. (49.5 x

        Est: £120,000 - £180,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Fidelma No. 1 oil on board 19 ½ x 24 ¾ in. (49.5 x 62.8 cm.)

        Christie's
      • Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) Father Asleep (small version); Untitled Etching, 1983, signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'A/P', an artist's proof, printed by Studio Prints, London, with their blindstamp, with margins, framed; together with 'Un...
        Sep. 20, 2023

        Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) Father Asleep (small version); Untitled Etching, 1983, signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'A/P', an artist's proof, printed by Studio Prints, London, with their blindstamp, with margins, framed; together with 'Un...

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) Father Asleep (small version); Untitled Etching, 1983, signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'A/P', an artist's proof, printed by Studio Prints, London, with their blindstamp, with margins, framed; together with 'Untitled', an etching, dedicated 'for Nicki from Leon' in pencil, with margins, framed; together with the artist's letter attached to the reverse of the frame Plate 68 x 98mm (2 5/8 x 3 7/8in)(and smaller) Sheet 206 x 225mm (8 1/8 x 8 7/8in)(2)

        Bonhams
      • Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Drawings 1985-1992
        Sep. 06, 2023

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Drawings 1985-1992

        Est: £100 - £150

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Drawings 1985-1992 The exhibition catalogue, 1993, signed and dedicated in black ink, published by Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London; and 'Leon Kossoff Unique Prints', 2008, signed and dated in black ink, published by Art Space Gallery, London; Together with seven art reference books on Lucian Freud to include Lawrence Gowing, 'Lucian Freud', 1982; 'Lucian Freud Works on Paper', 1988, South Bank Centre; 'Lucian Freud Paintings', 1988, South Bank Centre, London; Catherine Lambert 'Lucian Freud: recent work', 1993; 'Lucian Freud Paintings and Etchings', 1996, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Cumbria; 'Early Works Lucian Freud', 1997, Scottish National Gallery of Art; 'Lucian Freud on John Constable', 2003, British Council (9)

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Head of Heinz I 1997
        Mar. 16, 2023

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Head of Heinz I 1997

        Est: £90,000 - £120,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Head of Heinz I 1997 oil on board 56 by 46 cm. 22 1/16 by 18 1/8 in. This work was executed in 1997.

        Bonhams
      • Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Resting
        Feb. 24, 2023

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Resting

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Resting Etching, 1983, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 60, printed by Studio Prints, London, published by Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, on wove paper, with full margins, sheet 510 x 597mm (20 x 23 1/2in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Small Landscape with St Paul's No. 1 LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) /Small Landsc
        Oct. 19, 2022

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Small Landscape with St Paul's No. 1 LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) /Small Landsc

        Est: £60,000 - £80,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Small Landscape with St Paul's No. 1 LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) /Small Landscape with St Paul's No. 1/ oil on board 6 x 8 in. (16 x 21 cm.) Painted in 1956.

        Christie's
      • Outside Kilburn Underground
        Sep. 23, 2022

        Outside Kilburn Underground

        Est: £800 - £1,200

        Leon Kossoff 1926 - 2019 Outside Kilburn Underground Drypoint, etching and aquatint, 1984, signed in pencil, dated, titled, a proof aside from the numbered edition of 15 (there was also an edition of 15 in brown), printed by Anne Dowker, published by Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, on Arches wove paper plate: 40.4 by 51cm.; 15⅞ by 20⅛in. sheet: 59.5 by 63.8cm.; 23⅜ by 25⅛in. Bid on Sotheby's

        Sotheby's
      • From Constable: Stoke-by-Nayland
        Sep. 23, 2022

        From Constable: Stoke-by-Nayland

        Est: £700 - £1,000

        Leon Kossoff 1926 - 2019 From Constable: Stoke-by-Nayland Drypoint, 1991, an unsigned proof, printed by Anne Dowker, London, on Arches wove paper plate: 44.9 by 55.4cm.; 17⅝ by 21⅞in. sheet: 50.2 by 65.5cm.; 19¾ by 25⅞in. Bid on Sotheby's

        Sotheby's
      • Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) Chaim Etching, drypoint and aquatint printed with plate tone, 1990, on wove, signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'A/P' in pencil, an artist's proof, with margins, 133 x 95mm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4in)(PL)
        Apr. 27, 2022

        Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) Chaim Etching, drypoint and aquatint printed with plate tone, 1990, on wove, signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'A/P' in pencil, an artist's proof, with margins, 133 x 95mm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4in)(PL)

        Est: £500 - £700

        Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) Chaim Etching, drypoint and aquatint printed with plate tone, 1990, on wove, signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'A/P' in pencil, an artist's proof, with margins, 133 x 95mm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4in)(PL) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

        Bonhams
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Rosalind II charcoal and coloured chalk on paper
        Mar. 23, 2022

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Rosalind II charcoal and coloured chalk on paper

        Est: £20,000 - £30,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Rosalind II charcoal and coloured chalk on paper 39 1/2 x 26 7/8 in. (100.3 x 68.2cm.)

        Christie's
      • Leon Kossoff, British 1926-2019- Father Asleep, 1982; etching on wove, signed, dated, titled an
        Mar. 08, 2022

        Leon Kossoff, British 1926-2019- Father Asleep, 1982; etching on wove, signed, dated, titled an

        Est: £300 - £500

        Leon Kossoff, British 1926-2019- Father Asleep, 1982; etching on wove, signed, dated, titled and numbered 49/60 in pencil, published by Studio Prints, with their blindstamp, sheet 59.5 x 51cm (unframed) (ARR) (VAT applied on the hammer price) Please refer to department for condition report

        Roseberys
      • Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) Chaim Etching, drypoint and aquatint printed with plate tone, 1990, on wove, signed, dated, titled and inscribed 'AP.' in pencil, an artist's proof, with margins, 296 x 221mm (11 5/8 x 8 5/8in)(PL)
        Dec. 09, 2021

        Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) Chaim Etching, drypoint and aquatint printed with plate tone, 1990, on wove, signed, dated, titled and inscribed 'AP.' in pencil, an artist's proof, with margins, 296 x 221mm (11 5/8 x 8 5/8in)(PL)

        Est: £600 - £800

        Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) Chaim Etching, drypoint and aquatint printed with plate tone, 1990, on wove, signed, dated, titled and inscribed 'AP.' in pencil, an artist's proof, with margins, 296 x 221mm (11 5/8 x 8 5/8in)(PL) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

        Bonhams
      • Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) Chaim Etching, drypoint and aquatint printed with plate tone, 1991, on wove, signed, dated, titled and inscribed 'A/P' in pencil, an artist's proof, with margins, 296 x 215mm (11 5/8 x 8 1/2in)(PL)
        Dec. 09, 2021

        Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) Chaim Etching, drypoint and aquatint printed with plate tone, 1991, on wove, signed, dated, titled and inscribed 'A/P' in pencil, an artist's proof, with margins, 296 x 215mm (11 5/8 x 8 1/2in)(PL)

        Est: £600 - £800

        Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) Chaim Etching, drypoint and aquatint printed with plate tone, 1991, on wove, signed, dated, titled and inscribed 'A/P' in pencil, an artist's proof, with margins, 296 x 215mm (11 5/8 x 8 1/2in)(PL) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

        Bonhams
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Willesden Junction
        Oct. 21, 2021

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Willesden Junction

        Est: £100,000 - £150,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Willesden Junction coloured chalk and charcoal on paper 28 ¼ x 48 in. (71.7 x 121.9 cm.)

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Dalston Junction
        Oct. 20, 2021

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Dalston Junction

        Est: £60,000 - £80,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Dalston Junction charcoal and gouache on paper 22 x 28 ½ in. (56 x 72.5 cm.)

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Portrait of Father
        Oct. 20, 2021

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Portrait of Father

        Est: £250,000 - £400,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Portrait of Father oil on canvas 36 ¼ x 23 in. (92.1 x 58.4 cm.)

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Fidelma No. 2
        Oct. 16, 2021

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Fidelma No. 2

        Est: £120,000 - £180,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Fidelma No. 2 oil on board 25 x 18 ½in. (63.5 x 47cm.)

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Railway Bridge, Mornington Crescent
        Oct. 15, 2021

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Railway Bridge, Mornington Crescent

        Est: £250,000 - £350,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Railway Bridge, Mornington Crescent oil on board 40 3/8 x 50 ¾in. (102.5 x 128.8cm.)

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Head of George Thompson
        Jul. 02, 2021

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Head of George Thompson

        Est: £120,000 - £180,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Head of George Thompson oil on board 24 3/8 x 18 ¼in. (62 x 46.5cm.) Painted in 1975

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Here Comes The Diesel, Early Summer oil on board 5
        Mar. 23, 2021

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Here Comes The Diesel, Early Summer oil on board 5

        Est: £400,000 - £600,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Here Comes The Diesel, Early Summer oil on board 54 ¼ x 48in. (137.5 x 122cm.)

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Seated NudeLEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019), Seated Nude,
        Mar. 02, 2021

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Seated NudeLEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019), Seated Nude,

        Est: £20,000 - £30,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Seated NudeLEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019), Seated Nude, charcoal and coloured chalk on paper, 29 ¾ x 22 ½ in. (75.6 x 57.2 cm.), Executed in the mid-1990s."

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Children's Swimming PoolLEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019)
        Mar. 02, 2021

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Children's Swimming PoolLEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019)

        Est: £20,000 - £30,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Children's Swimming PoolLEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019), Children's Swimming Pool, felt-tip pen on paper, 23 3/8 x 26 in. (59.4 x 66 cm.), Executed circa 1970-72."

        Christie's
      • Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) - From Goya: Procession of the Flagellants
        Sep. 29, 2020

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) - From Goya: Procession of the Flagellants

        Est: £12,000 - £18,000

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) From Goya: Procession of the Flagellants charcoal, chalk and watercolour on paper 18 x 29 ½ in. (45.7 x 74.9 cm.)

        Christie's
      • Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) - From Rembrandt: The Blinding of Samson
        Sep. 29, 2020

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) - From Rembrandt: The Blinding of Samson

        Est: £12,000 - £18,000

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) From Rembrandt: The Blinding of Samson charcoal, ink and watercolour on paper 21 ¾ x 26 ¾ in. (55.2 x 68 cm.)

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) From Titian: The Flaying of Marsyas
        Jul. 14, 2020

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) From Titian: The Flaying of Marsyas

        Est: £15,000 - £25,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) From Titian: The Flaying of Marsyascoloured chalk and oil on paper 221⁄2 x 231⁄4 in. (57.2 x 59.1 cm.)

        Christie's
      • Leon Kossoff, British 1926-2019- - Father Asleep and Mother, 1982;
        Jul. 07, 2020

        Leon Kossoff, British 1926-2019- - Father Asleep and Mother, 1982;

        Est: £500 - £700

        Leon Kossoff, British 1926-2019- Father Asleep and Mother, 1982; two etchings on wove, each signed, dated, titled and numbered from the edition of 60, both published by Studio Prints, with their blindstamp, each sheet 50.5 x 60cm (unframed) (2) (ARR) (VAT charged on the hammer price) Please refer to department for condition report

        Roseberys
      • Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) From Goya: Procession of the Flagellants 44.5 x 74.5 cm. (17 1/2 x 29 1/4 in.) (Executed in 1994)
        Jul. 01, 2020

        Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) From Goya: Procession of the Flagellants 44.5 x 74.5 cm. (17 1/2 x 29 1/4 in.) (Executed in 1994)

        Est: £25,000 - £35,000

        Leon Kossoff (British, 1926-2019) From Goya: Procession of the Flagellants black and coloured chalks and wash 44.5 x 74.5 cm. (17 1/2 x 29 1/4 in.) Executed in 1994 For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

        Bonhams
      • Leon Kossoff, British 1926-2019- Head of Father (1979) No 1; etching on w
        Feb. 11, 2020

        Leon Kossoff, British 1926-2019- Head of Father (1979) No 1; etching on w

        Est: £200 - £300

        Leon Kossoff, British 1926-2019- Head of Father (1979) No 1; etching on wove, signed, titled, inscribed AP and dated 82 in pencil, 26.5x20.5cm (ARR) Provenance: Fischer Fine Art, London (bears label to the reverse of the frame) Framed in a clip frame with heavy backing board and glazing. Please refer to department for condition report

        Roseberys
      • Leon Kossoff, British 1926-2019- From Rubens; black and brown chalk over
        Feb. 11, 2020

        Leon Kossoff, British 1926-2019- From Rubens; black and brown chalk over

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        Leon Kossoff, British 1926-2019- From Rubens; black and brown chalk over pencil on paper, titled and inscribed 'for Naomi with love from Leon and Peggy', 41x52.5cm (ARR) Provenance: a gift from the artist to a private collection; Bonham’s Knightsbridge, 5 November 2011, lot 323 Please refer to department for condition report

        Roseberys
      • Leon Kossoff, Charcoal & Crayon on Lithograph Paper, Pauline 1982 ex Harold Slater Collection originally purchased from Fisher Fine Art, London. Tear to bottom right corner.
        Feb. 02, 2020

        Leon Kossoff, Charcoal & Crayon on Lithograph Paper, Pauline 1982 ex Harold Slater Collection originally purchased from Fisher Fine Art, London. Tear to bottom right corner.

        Est: $1,500 - $2,000

        Leon Kossoff, Charcoal & Crayon on Lithograph Paper, Pauline 1982 ex Harold Slater Collection originally purchased from Fisher Fine Art, London. Tear to bottom right corner.

        Woodlands Auctions
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - King's Cross
        Jan. 22, 2020

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - King's Cross

        Est: £6,000 - £8,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) King's Cross with inscription 'Kings Cross Dec 99 Kossof' (along the lower edge) charcoal on paper 16 1/2 x 23 in. (41.9 x 58.4 cm.) Executed in December 1999. PROVENANCE: A gift from the artist to the previous owner. Their sale; Christie's, London, 6 April 2006, lot 311. with Simon Hilton, Cambridge, where purchased by the present owner in January 2007.

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Small Head of Chaim
        Jan. 22, 2020

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Small Head of Chaim

        Est: £70,000 - £100,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Small Head of Chaim oil on board 12 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (32.4 x 27.4 cm.) Painted in 1989. PROVENANCE: A gift from the artist to the present owner's parents, and by descent. 'In contrast to the congested energy of the early portraits, these images possess a startling clarity, especially the paintings of Chaim. After his father's death, Kossof began drawing his brother in 1983. Unusually, he found a rapid, almost immediate, sympathy with the subject. The resulting fgure studies are among his most successful, combining an honest warmth of feeling with excitement in the act of creation' (P. Moorhouse, exhibition catalogue, Leon Kossof, London, Tate Gallery, 1996, p. 33). Rendered in Kossof's signature densely layered impasto, the present painting is a warm and afectionate portrayal of Chaim, the artist's brother. Painted in 1989, Small Head of Chaim is a highly intimate and majestic portrait: Chaim appears luminous and endearing, at once dignifed and modest with the slight turn of the fgure's cheek. The materiality of the paint comes alive in this portrait, its physicality and weightiness draping over the board, concealing the entire surface. Kossof's brush-strokes and dripping paint further emphasise the fatness of the picture plane and his medium, recall his quick, gestural drawing technique. Kossof was acutely aware of the importance of his sitters, commenting: 'The fabric of my work through the last forty years has been dependent on those people who have so patiently sat for me, each one uniquely transforming my space by their presence' (L. Kossof quoted in op. cit., p. 36). In Small Head of Chaim, the spirit of the sitter emanates from the picture plane, culled from the artist's direct involvement and dialogue with his brother, and experienced through his masterful painterly technique. This work will be included in the forthcoming publication of the catalogue raisonné of the oil paintings of Leon Kossof, edited by Andrea Rose and due to be published by Modern Art Press in 2020.

        Christie's
      • LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Dalston Junction
        Jan. 22, 2020

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) - Dalston Junction

        Est: £60,000 - £80,000

        LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) Dalston Junction signed and inscribed 'FOR BRIGID & FRANK/WITH LOVE FROM/Leon' (on the reverse) gouache and pastel on paper 22 3/4 x 33 5/8 in. (60.5 x 84.5 cm.) Executed circa 1974. PROVENANCE: A gift from the artist to Frank Auerbach and Brigid Campbell, circa 1974. This evocative and richly worked urban landscape epitomises Kossof’s fascination and preoccupation with his beloved city of London. Born in East London, where his father, a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant, had a bakery, Kossof returned to London after being evacuated to King’s Lynn during the Second World War, to study at St Martin’s School of Art and subsequently at the Royal College of Art. On his return, inspired by the teachings of David Bomberg during a series of evening classes, he immersed himself in the gritty reality of London’s fractured landscape. Along with his friend and fellow student Frank Auerbach, Kossof scoured the city’s streets for suitable subjects, seeking to reveal what Bomberg described as ‘the spirit in the mass’ (D. Bomberg, quoted in R. Hughes, Leon Kossof, London, 1995, p. 12). Championing physical intuition over studied precision, Kossof captured the living essence of his London haunts: Mornington Crescent, Christ Church Spitalfelds, the disused railway lands behind King’s Cross, St Paul’s, Kilburn, Willesden and his beloved Dalston Junction. For over six decades, Kossof rigorously chronicled many of the physical and social changes which took place across the city, capturing street scenes, markets and stations, rendering his landscapes with highly expressive thickly layered impasto, and his drawings with rapid, heavily worked surfaces. Frequently returning to the same subjects through the changing seasons, the artist would obsessively revisit his pictures, excavating and rebuilding them like archaeological fragments. For Kossof, drawing was essential, an obsessional and indispensable aspect of his practice. He always begins his paintings, whether landscapes or portraits, with an exploration of the subject through drawing from life, which for him is the only method of truly conveying what he sees, feels and perceives. He explains, ‘The subject, person or landscape, reverberate, in my head unleashing a compelling need to destroy and restate. Drawing is a springing to life in the presence of the friend in the studio or in the sunlit summer streets of London from this excavated state and painting is a deepening of this process until, moved by unpremeditated visual excitement, the painting, like a fame, fares up in spite of oneself, and, when the sparks begin to fy, you let it be’ (L. Kossof, 1986, quoted in exhibition catalogue, Leon Kossof, London, Anthony d’Ofay Gallery, 1988, n.p.). With its visceral, painterly charge, Dalston Junction is a powerful illustration of this statement. A gift from the artist to his friend, Frank Auerbach, and Auerbach's then girlfriend, the present work has remained in the same collection since it was executed.

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      • Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) York Way Railway Bridge from the Caledonian Road charcoal, coloured chalks and oil pastel on paper 14 ¾ x 24 3/8 in. (37.5 x 61.9 cm.)
        Jan. 21, 2020

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) York Way Railway Bridge from the Caledonian Road charcoal, coloured chalks and oil pastel on paper 14 ¾ x 24 3/8 in. (37.5 x 61.9 cm.)

        Est: £50,000 - £80,000

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) York Way Railway Bridge from the Caledonian Road charcoal, coloured chalks and oil pastel on paper 14 ¾ x 24 3/8 in. (37.5 x 61.9 cm.) Executed in 1967.

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      • Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Head of Seedo oil on board 24 ¼ x 18 ¼ in. (61.6 x 46.4 cm.)
        Jan. 21, 2020

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Head of Seedo oil on board 24 ¼ x 18 ¼ in. (61.6 x 46.4 cm.)

        Est: £150,000 - £250,000

        Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) Head of Seedo oil on board 24 ¼ x 18 ¼ in. (61.6 x 46.4 cm.) Painted in 1965.

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