Leon Kossoff
 Leon Kossoff (born 7 December 1926) is a British expressionist painter known for portraits life drawings and cityscapes of London England.Leon Kossoff was born in 1926 in Islington London and spent most of his early life living there with his Russian Jewish parents. In 1938 he attended the Hackney Downs School in London. In 1939 he was evacuated with the school to King's Lynn Norfolk where he lived with Mr and Mrs R.C. Bishop who encouraged his interest in art.