The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 14, 2025

Christ Church Spitalfields, Friday Evening

1991

Leon Kossoff

(British, 1926–2019)
England, 20th century
oil and newspaper on pressboard panel
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.)
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1995.25
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.
  • 1991
    Collection of the Artist
    1995-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Kossoff, Leon, Andrea Rose, and Barnaby Wright. Leon Kossoff: Catalogue Raisonné 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=14 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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