Leon Kossoff

Exhibited by Annely Juda Fine Art

Material Oil on board

Dimensions 101.5 x 77 cm

Place of Creation London, England

Status Vetted

About the Work

The sitter is Chaim Kossoff, Leon Kossoff's brother and the eldest of Rachel and Wolf Kossoff's seven children. He ran his own bakery business and first appears in Kossoff's paintings in 1975, seated at a table with other family members. He began sitting regularly for his brother in 1982.

Twenty-four portraits (including this one) followed, including 'Portrait of Chaim no. 1', which directly preceded this painting and is held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Provenance

The artist
Private Collection of Guy and Marion Naggar via Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London in 1989
Phillips 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, London 27 June 2016
Frameless Gallery, London
Private Collection, London
Annely Juda Fine Art, London