Publisher's Synopsis
Catalogue raisonn? of the oil paintings of British figurative artist Leon Kossoff (1926-2019). The catalogue raisonn? brings together the whole of Kossoff's oil paintings for the first time, reproducing almost all of them in high-quality colour images on a grand scale. Accompanying commentary brings new insight into the works, as well as quoting significant published criticism. Beyond these entries, the book comprises an introduction by Andrea Rose, an essay on Kossoff's relationship with the Old Masters by Dr Barnaby Wright, an extensive chronology, and a further short essay by Rose on Kossoff's materials, technique and studio practice.
