Alfred Cohen: An American Artist in Europe - Between Figuration and Abstraction

Paris: the 1950s

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

The Rabbi from Dublin  c. 1958

Oil on board

53.3 x 30.5 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Remorqueurs (Tugboats)  c. 1958

Oil on board

45.7 x 60.9 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

L'Orient seen from Port Louis at Night  1957

Oil on canvas

53.3 x 71.1 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Atelier  c. 1958

Oil on canvas

81.3 x 100.3 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Gordon Place  1963

Oil on canvas

71.1 x 91.4 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

London and the Thames (1960–63)

Photo - Evening News and Star 1961

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Lambeth Pier  1960

Oil on canvas

76.2 x 101.6 cm

Alfred Cohen Art Foundation

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Wapping Pier and Tower Bridge  1961

Oil on canvas

45.7 x 55.9 cm

Arts Council England

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Sunset from Blackfriars Bridge  1960

Oil on board

61 x 91.4 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

The River  1961         

Casein on paper

20.3 x 31.8 cm

Alfred Cohen Art Foundation

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

River at Night  1963

Gouache and PVA

20.3 x 29.2 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Docklands Night  1961

Oil on canvas

71.1 x 91.4 cm

Collection: The Lampon Family

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Thames View III  1960-62

Oil on canvas

86.4 x 111.8 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Harbour Approach  1963

Oil on board

76.2 x 91.4 cm

Alfred Cohen Art Foundation

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

The Commedia dell'Arte / 1962-64

Alfred Cohen, La Commedia dell'Arte 1963 - Catalogue published by the Brook Street Gallery, London W.1

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

The Forge  c. 1962

Casein

24.8 x 29.9 cm

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Columbine et Docteur  1963

Pen and ink and wash, heightened with white, with script

35.6 x 50.8 cm

Collection: Max Saunders

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

The Victorian Punch  c. 1965

Pen and ink wash and gouache

34.3 x 24.4 cm

Collection: Diana Cohen

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

The Austrian Harlequin  1962

P.V.A./Casein on paper mounted to board

61 x 50.8 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Confrontation Bergamasque  c. 1963

Cryla-colour on board

50.8 x 61 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Punch and Judy  1963

Oil on board

45.7 x 63.5 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Polichinelle (The Red Punch)  1963

Acrylic on hardboard

101.6 x 76.2 cm

Alfred Cohen Art Foundation: gift of Paul Zuckerman

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

The Entrance of Columbine  1963

Oil on board

55.9 x 76.2 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Polichinelle Rex  1963

Oil on canvas

101.6 x 81.3 cm

Alfred Cohen Art Foundation: gift of Muriel Hallatt

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Columbine No.1  1962

Oil on paper

55.9 x 76.2 cm

Alfred Cohen Art Foundation

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

The Entrance of Punch  1963

Oil on canvas

101.6 x 81.3 cm

Alfred Cohen Art Foundation; gift of Michael and Jill Barrington

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Four Pictures from the Commedia dell'Arte  1964

Ink and wash and gouache

27.9 x 20.3 cm

Alfred Cohen Art Foundation

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Countryside and Coasts: Kent / 1964-78

Photo - Alfred Cohen c. 1991 photo: Lord Wakehurst

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Abstract Landscape  1964

Oil on board

25.7 x 29.9 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

The Walmer Lifeboat and the Goodwin Sands  1964

Casein on board

45.7 x 61 cm

Arts Council England

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Red Landscape in Kent  1965

Oil on canvas

45.7 x 55.9 cm

Alfred Cohen Art Foundation

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Fields II  1964

Oil on Masonite

25.5 x 30.5 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Near Goudhurst  1965

Oil on board

24.8 x 29.9 cm

Collection: Diana Cohen

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Coastal Picture  1966

Oil on board

20.3 x 25.4 cm

Collection: Max Saunders

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Small Haven  c. 1968

Oil on board

25.4 x 30.5 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Simple Flowers  1966

Oil on board

17.8 x 14 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Dieppe Harbour  c. 1968-74

Oil on board

58.4 x 104.1 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Rainbow off Tréport  1971-72

Oil on canvas board

25.4 x 30.5 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Folkestone  1974-75

Oil on hardboard

40.6 x 50.8 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

The View from Permeke's Studio  1974

Oil on canvas

61 x 71.1 cm

Arts Council England

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

La Vache  1976

Oil on canvas panel

20.3 x 25.4 cm

The Artist's Estate

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Norfolk / 1980s-90s

Photo - Alfred Cohen c. 1991 photo: Lord Wakehurst

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Canape  c. 1980

Ink and watercolour

25.4 x 20.3 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Quilted Jacket  c. 1980

Ink and watercolour

25.4 x 20.3 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Flautino: Figure from the Commedia dell'Arte  1985

Oil paint and collage

29.3 x 22.9 cm

Collection: Max Saunders

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Flowers  1985

Oil on board

91.5 x 76 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

National Symbol  1988

Charcoal, crayon and chalk

62.2 x 74.9 cm

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Southwold  1986

Oil on board

38 x 51 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Life-Boat Café  1988

Oil on paper mounted to hardboard

55.9 x 66 cm

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Coaster leaving Wells  1990

Oil on board

30.5 x 59.7 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Norfolk Coast - Sunset  c. 1991

Casein on paper

14 x 21.6 cm

Collection: Max Saunders

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

The Best Room  1991

Oil on board

50.8 x 61 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Catia's Terrace  1991

Oil on canvas

55.9 x 63.5 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

Cherbourg 1949  c. 1999

Assemblage: wood, brass porthole, glass, and mixed media

33 x 31.8 cm

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

The Draughtsman  1998

Assemblage

31.8 x 37.5 cm

Private Collection

© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020