Leon Kossoff
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Leon Kossoff was a British figurative painter known for his thickly impastoed depictions of London’s urban landscapes and intimate portraits, associated with the School of London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leon Kossoff canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12552517 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leon Kossoff Context triple: [David Bomberg, influenced, Leon Kossoff]
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A.
Frank Auerbach
Frank Auerbach is a German-born British painter renowned for his thickly impastoed, expressive portraits and cityscapes that have made him a leading figure in postwar figurative art.
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B.
Walter Sickert
Walter Sickert was a British painter and printmaker associated with the Camden Town Group, known for his atmospheric urban scenes and influential role in the development of modern British art.
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C.
Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud was a British painter renowned for his intense, psychologically charged portraits and nudes, and is considered one of the foremost figurative artists of the 20th century.
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D.
Oswald Adalbert Sickert
Oswald Adalbert Sickert was a German-born artist and engraver best known as the father of the influential British painter Walter Sickert.
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E.
John Wain
John Wain was an English novelist, poet, critic, and member of the postwar "Angry Young Men" literary movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leon Kossoff Target entity description: Leon Kossoff was a British figurative painter known for his thickly impastoed depictions of London’s urban landscapes and intimate portraits, associated with the School of London.
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A.
Frank Auerbach
Frank Auerbach is a German-born British painter renowned for his thickly impastoed, expressive portraits and cityscapes that have made him a leading figure in postwar figurative art.
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B.
Walter Sickert
Walter Sickert was a British painter and printmaker associated with the Camden Town Group, known for his atmospheric urban scenes and influential role in the development of modern British art.
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C.
Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud was a British painter renowned for his intense, psychologically charged portraits and nudes, and is considered one of the foremost figurative artists of the 20th century.
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D.
Oswald Adalbert Sickert
Oswald Adalbert Sickert was a German-born artist and engraver best known as the father of the influential British painter Walter Sickert.
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E.
John Wain
John Wain was an English novelist, poet, critic, and member of the postwar "Angry Young Men" literary movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British artist
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figurative painter ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Francis Bacon
NERFINISHED
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Frank Auerbach NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucian Freud NERFINISHED ⓘ School of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1926-12-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Islington
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2019-07-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Borough Polytechnic
NERFINISHED
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Royal College of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Martin’s School of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
National Gallery, London
NERFINISHED
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Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ Venice Biennale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
drawing
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painting ⓘ |
| genre |
cityscape
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landscape painting ⓘ portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Museum of Modern Art, New York
NERFINISHED
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National Gallery of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary British figurative painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
David Bomberg
NERFINISHED
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Old Masters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depictions of London urban landscapes
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intimate portraits ⓘ thick impasto painting technique ⓘ |
| militaryService | British Army ⓘ |
| movement |
School of London
NERFINISHED
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figurative art ⓘ |
| name | Leon Kossoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Building Site, Victoria Street
NERFINISHED
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Children’s Swimming Pool, Autumn Afternoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Christ Church, Spitalfields NERFINISHED ⓘ Head of Father NERFINISHED ⓘ Self-Portrait NERFINISHED ⓘ View from Hackney Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Willesden Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | David Bomberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
East End of London
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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