Leon Kossoff

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Leon Kossoff: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings Hardback (2021) | Rare Definitive Art Reference

Leon Kossoff: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings (2021 hardback) is the definitive and only comprehensive survey of the complete oil paintings of one of Britain’s most important 20th-century artists. Compiled after years of research with unprecedented access to Kossoff, his studio, and personal archives, this landmark publication brings together the full scope of his painted oeuvre for the first time.

Nearly all works are reproduced in large-scale, high-quality colour plates, accompanied by detailed scholarly commentary offering fresh insight alongside key critical responses.

Authored by Andrea Rose, who curated major exhibitions of Kossoff’s work from the 1980s onward, and supported by extensive research led by Andrew Dempsey, the book reflects a deep, first-hand understanding of the artist’s life and practice. It also features essays exploring Kossoff’s relationship with the Old Masters, his materials and techniques, and his working methods, alongside a detailed chronology mapping his artistic development.

Further enhancing its importance as a reference work, the volume includes comprehensive listings of works in public collections, full exhibition histories, an extensive selected bibliography, and appendices documenting destroyed works. Elegantly designed in keeping with Kossoff’s own wishes, the focus remains firmly on the paintings themselves, presented with clarity and authority. Published to coincide with the major retrospective Leon Kossoff: A Life in Painting, this rare hardback is an essential acquisition for collectors, galleries, scholars, and serious students of post-war British art.

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