KOSA, Emil Jean Jr. (1903-1968)
Southern California painter, muralist, lithographer, Kosa, born in Paris, moved to the US at age four. As a young man, Kosa studied art at the Prague Academy, the California Art Institute in Los Angeles and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1927-28) under Kupka and Laurens. Upon his return to the US, he studied and taught art at Chouinard and Otis Art Institutes in Los Angeles and later often taught classes in nearby Laguna Beach.
E101-OLYMPIAN ATHLETE (After the "Ares Borghese")
Charcoal on paper, 25 x 19"
Lower left: Emil Kosa/1927
Date: 1927
Watermark: Canson & Montgolfier France
Note: Academic study
Provenance: Kosa estate
E102-BORGHESE SATYR
Charcoal on paper, 25 x 19"
Upper left: E Kosa Jr/1928
Date: 1928
Watermark: Canson & Montgolfier France
Note: Academic study
Provenance: Kosa estate
E103-GREEK ATHLETE WITH DISCUS
Charcoal on paper, 25 x 19"
Upper right: Emile Kosa
Date: c1928
Watermark: Canson & Montfolfier France
Note: Academic study
Provenance: Kosa estate
E104-HERCULES FARNESE
Charcoal on paper, 25 x 19"
Lower right: EK 1928
Date: 1928
Watermark: Canson & Montgolfier France
Note: Academic study
Provenance: Kosa estate
E105-LIFE STUDY (Black Male Athlete)
Charcoal on paper, 26 x 20"
Lower left: Emil Kosa Jr
Date: c1940
Provenance: Kosa estate
Nudes: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
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