July 10, 2011

“Everyone has talent at twenty-five,” said Degas. “The trick is to have it at fifty.”

Better late than never in discovering a good review.

Late Spring: Leon Kossoff at Mitchell-Innes & Nash via Art Critical. Franklin Einspruch reviews the octogenarian British painter's recent show.
Leon Kossoff, Cherry Tree, Early January, 2004. Oil on board, 56 x 48-1/4 inches. Courtesy of Mitchell-Innes & Nash
May 5 to June 18, 2011
534 West 26th Street, between 10th and 11th avenues
New York City, 212 744 7400



I'm sorry to say I was within walking distance of this show and yet missed it while visiting NYC back  in May. Actually, I'm crushed. I identify with this on so many levels. 
More images via the gallery site.   





4 comments:

Nomi Lubin said...

Wow, I did not know these recent paintings. My god. So delicate.

Nomi Lubin said...

Can't get over them.

M.A.H. said...

I know. I thought about them while running yesterday.

M.A.H. said...

I'll probably think more about them today. The review moved me.

It's over.

Nov 7, 2020. Tears of joy and relief. It's been unreal and I'm ready to get back to a sense of normalcy. The desert has been tough.