Leon Kossoff , King’s Cross Stormy Day no. 4 , 2004, charcoal and pastel on paper.
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Leon Kossoff, a pioneering painter of postwar Britain, died on July 4 at age 92. A sense of anxiety, foreboding, and loss permeates many of the artist’s depictions of London after World War II, as well as his paintings of family members. Below is a short selection of works from throughout his career on the occasion of his death.
Leon Kossoff, A Street in Willesden, Early Summer , 1983, oil on board.
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Leon Kossoff, Shell Building Site , 1962, oil on board.
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Leon Kossoff, Cherry Tree, and Young Girl , 2007-2008, oil on board.
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Leon Kossoff, King's Cross Stormy Day no. 4 , 2004, charcoal and pastel on paper.
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Leon Kossoff, Children's Swimming Pool, 11 o'clock Saturday Morning, August 1969 , 1969, oil on board.
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Leon Kossoff, From Rembrandt: The Blinding of Samson , 1992, chalk and ink on paper.
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Leon Kossoff, Kings Cross, March Afternoon , 1998, oil on board.
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Leon Kossoff, Father Resting , 1978, oil on board.
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Leon Kossoff, Outside Kilburn Underground Station , 1984, oil on board.
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Leon Kossoff, Nude on a Red Bed , 1969, oil on board.
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Leon Kossoff, Christchurch, Spitalfields , 1999-2000, oil on board.
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Leon Kossoff, Arnold Circus , 2012, charcoal and pastel on paper.
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