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Leon Kossoff Paintings at LA Louver and Mitchell-Innes & Nash

exhibition · 2026-04-24

Leon Kossoff's early paintings are on view at LA Louver in Venice, California, described as a 'crazy-quilt meditation on what painting can be.' The works are noted for their disconcerting depth and heavy, defiant brushstrokes resembling tire tracks on a sodden road. Additionally, Kossoff's work is included in 'The New Landscape/The New Still Life: Soutine and Modern Art' at Cheim & Read in New York, through September 9. The show positions Chaim Soutine as a father figure to American Abstract Expressionism and other traditions.

Key facts

  • Leon Kossoff's paintings are on view at LA Louver in Venice, California.
  • The early works are described as heavy with defiant brushstrokes.
  • Kossoff is also featured in 'The New Landscape/The New Still Life: Soutine and Modern Art' at Cheim & Read.
  • The Cheim & Read exhibition runs until September 9.
  • The show presents Chaim Soutine as a father figure of American Abstract Expressionism.
  • LA Louver is located in Venice, California.
  • Cheim & Read is at 547 W25 Street, between 10 and 11 Avenues, New York.
  • The source is artcritical.

Entities

Artists

  • Leon Kossoff
  • Chaim Soutine

Institutions

  • LA Louver
  • Mitchell-Innes & Nash
  • Cheim & Read
  • artcritical

Locations

  • Venice
  • California
  • New York
  • United States

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