Leon Kossoff, From Poussin: The Triumph of Pan, 1998. Private Collection. © Leon Kossoff

LONDON, ENGLAND.- The National Gallery presents today Leon Kossoff: Drawing from Painting, on view through July 1, 2007. In 1936, at the age of ten, Leon Kossoff found his way from Hackney to the steps of the National Gallery. At first, never having seen a painting before, he was awestruck. Later, he said, 'It seemed as though all the streets of London led there.'

The paintings were removed during the war, though there were momentary sightings of works which, together with the concerts of Myra Hess, brought comfort to the people of war-torn London. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19563

Leon Kossoff, From Rembrandt: Ecce Homo, 1999. Private Collection. © Leon Kossoff