The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Christ Church Spitalfields, Friday Evening
1991
(British, 1926-)
Framed: 187 x 127 x 6.5 cm (73 5/8 x 50 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 182.2 x 122.1 cm (71 3/4 x 48 1/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
British artist Leon Kossof is known for his urban landscapes and figurative paintings of life in London. This painting is one of a series of Christ Church in the Spitalfields neighborhood of London, where the artist grew up. Kossof conveys the enormity of the church by abruptly cutting it off at its tower, which presses against the top of the panel. Kossof's technique of using thick masses of paint creates texture and rhythm within his muted color palette.- 1991Collection of the Artist1995-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Kossoff, Leon, Andrea Rose, and Barnaby Wright. Leon Kossoff: Catalogue RaisonneĢ of the Oil Paintings. 2021, 465 Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 464-465, no. 389.
- {{cite web|title=Christ Church Spitalfields, Friday Evening|url=false|author=Leon Kossoff|year=1991|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1995.25