Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
German, Kazakhstani, b. 1972
Like images from a dream, Rudolf Kosow’s Surrealist figurative and still-life paintings and drawings conjure into reality otherworldly and absurdist scenes.
Kosow was born in 1972 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. From 1994 to 2000, he studied painting at the city’s State Academy of Fine Arts.
Now based in Germany, he divides his time between Stuttgart and the town of Laichingen. He creates oil paintings based on three subjects: humans, animals and landscapes. He invites the viewer to interpret each work’s enigmatic message. For instance, in Contact, an astronaut is seemingly unaware of a colossal cat’s peering eye. In Missing Pieces, Kosow depicts a couple considering the whereabouts of slices taken from a giant Black Forest cake.
Kosow also explores the nature of human relationships in his portraits, such as Couple and Discord. Capture features a large-scale image of a sleeping girl juxtaposed with a miniature soldier standing guard.
“I try to paint things as realistically and as close as possible to enhance the real impression,” Kosow says in his artist’s statement. Although the imagery in his paintings and figurative drawings can be strange and somewhat unsettling, Kosow’s unique interplay of light and shadow creates a sense of “calm, harmony and peace.”
Kosow has exhibited across Germany and France. His works are sought by collectors of 21st-century Surrealist art.
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Artist: Rudolf Kosow
Curious (black old dog, snout, lady, vintage, animal, surrealist oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Curious," by Rudolf Kosow, is an engaging portrayal of inquisitiveness and wonder, bridging the natural world and humanity. Dominating the scene is a giant bulldog, its face a tapestry of textures from the soft fur to the glistening nose, each detail crafted to convey a lifelike presence.
Facing the monumental canine is a small-scale girl, her posture embodying the essence of childhood wonder as she stands before the immense animal. Her tilted head and attentive stance suggest a moment of mutual discovery and fascination. This poignant interaction is a snapshot of the innocent and pure connections that can occur across the divides of size and species.
Kosow's "Curious" captures the beautiful moments of discovery that occur when the young and the gentle giants of the animal kingdom meet, encapsulating a shared curiosity that transcends words. The artwork serves as a reminder of the universal language of wonder that connects us all.
keywords; painting on canvas, surrealist painting, animal vs human, americana, nature, man, man vs nature, surrealism, giant animal...
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Holding Leather Bag (Brown leather bag surréaliste oil painting vintage dark)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Superbe bold original painting on canvas depicting the vivid portrait of a red boxing glove held by an anonymous figure in a coat.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Reunited (monkeys orangutans iceberg arctic surrealist oil painting light blue)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Superbe original painting on canvas depicting a pair of orangutans cuddling on top of a small iceberg.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Not Enough (dessert donut bite woman fur coat surréaliste brown oil painting )
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Superbe original painting on canvas depicting the portrait of a partially eaten donut in mid-air and a woman from a different sera in a fur coat observing the strange phenomena.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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$7,120 Sale Price
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Tramp (pet dog, beagle, troubadour guitare, animal portrait, surrealist painting
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Tramp," by Rudolf Kosow, is a whimsical painting that delights in its surreal juxtaposition of scale and serenity. At the center is a beagle's face, depicted with lifelike detail and expressiveness, eyes glistening with a calm intelligence that beckons the viewer into a state of contemplation.
Positioned against the backdrop of the dog's vast visage, a small, solitary figure strums a guitar. The musician, dressed in casual attire, appears as a wandering troubadour, his music resonating with the quietude of the scene. This miniature man, though diminutive in size, plays a significant role in the narrative, providing a sense of companionship and shared experience.
The painting's title, "Tramp," suggests a free spirit, both in the itinerant musician and the beagle, known for its adventurous and exploratory nature. Kosow's piece is an ode to the wandering souls and the moments of unexpected harmony they encounter.
Through "Tramp," we are reminded of the melodies that score our journeys and the silent kinship we find along the way. It is an invitation to embrace the music of life, to find connection in the tranquility of existence, and to acknowledge the symphonies that unfold in the presence of kindred spirits, regardless of their size or form.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Flow (sleep monkey chimpanzee iceberg arctic surrealist oil painting light blue)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Superbe original painting on canvas depicting a sleeping giant chimpanzee atop a drifting iceberg.
keywords; chimpanzé, americana, surrealism, monkey, sleeping giant, iceberg, vin...
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Relic 2.18 (vintage car old rusty truck wreck nostalgia monochrome oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; brown, earth tones, surrealism, car portrait, car accident, oil painting, representation painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary realist painting, dreams, symbolic composition, tonalist, grey, monochrome, nostalgic, vintage, early century, illustration, car, automobile, old car wreck...
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2010s American Realist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Mind Blowing (for Mike)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Two photographic motifs, which can by no means fit together in real life, result in a coherent and at the same time completely absurd image on the painting level. Something that has ...
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Dreamer (monkey gorilla iceberg arctic surrealist oil painting light blue)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Superbe original painting on canvas depicting a gorilla in a contemplative state on top of an iceberg while a young woman next to him plays the guitar.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Dreamers (yellow banana vintage car surrealist oil painting grey monochrome)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Two photographic motifs, which can by no means fit together in real life, result in a coherent and at the same time completely absurd image on a painting level. It may symbolize wishful thinking which can never be realized in reality.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Tricky (ballerina porcelain trinket vintage hat men surrealist oil painting grey
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Superbe original painting on canvas depicting a young ballerina performing a trick while onlookers contemplate perplexed to her prowess.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Miracle (yellow banana couple surrealist oil painting comical vintage figurative
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In "Case", banal, everyday things meet in this painting to create an unusual, strange, absurd and ironical situation derived by the disproportional scale size of things.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Dizzy (lady woman legs high heels black and white flesh tones monochrome city)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In "Dizzy“, something inexplicable has happened in the middle of a sleepy city; a traffic accident where the fire brigade is trying to rectify and underst...
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Ice case (ice cream surrealist oil painting grey monochrome vintage crime)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
A group of men come across something inexplicable, something that looks amazingly like a scoop of ice cream with a chocolate topping, in the middle of the forest and desperately try ...
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Relic 2.20 (vintage teal old rusty truck wreck nostalgia monochrome oil painting
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; rusty, teal, brown, earth tones, surrealism, car portrait, car accident, oil painting, representation painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary realist painting, dreams, symbolic composition, tonalist, grey, monochrome, nostalgic, vintage, early century, illustration, car, automobile, old car wreck...
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2010s American Realist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Used and Needless (painting vintage old American tractor wreck nostalgia farm
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; surrealism, portrait, oil painting, earth tones, figurative painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary realist painting, dreams, symbolic composition, dream, men , portrait, earth tones, tonalist, grey, monochrome, nostalgic, vintage, early century, illustration, brown, car, automobile, tractor, old car wreck...
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2010s American Realist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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It's just like that (fly blue sky vintage men americana surrealist oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Superbe original painting on canvas depicting an oversized fly as an enigma in a clear bue sky above a perplexed group of men.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Scrappy (car wreck girl yellow dress toy surrealism scale nostalgia vintage)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; surrealism, humour, uncanny, yellow dress, little girl, car wreck, car incident, earth tones, oil painting, figurative painting, strangeness, conte...
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Useless (painting vintage old car wreck nostalgia light blue auto oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; surrealism, portrait, oil painting, representation painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary realist painting, dreams, symbolic composition, tonalist, grey, monochrome, nostalgic, vintage, early century, illustration, car, automobile, tractor, old car wreck...
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2010s American Realist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Not so bad (cowboy hat western country vintage hat man oil painting light brown)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Rudolf Kosow’s Not So Bad is a haunting contemporary surrealistic oil painting that evokes the aesthetic and ethos of Americana, tinged with an unsettling air of mystery and nostalgi...
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Instantly (woman tennis player vintage surrealist oil painting monochrome grey)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
**The actual color of this piece is a monochrome off-white and dark grey palette.
Rudolf Kosow’s Instantly is a striking monochrome oil painting that blends contemporary surrealism w...
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Boss (paw, feline, cougar, wild cat, man, animal, americana, surrealist painting
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In this evocative piece by Rudolf Kosow, we are confronted with the signature elements of surrealism that define his work. The canvas is dominated by the vastness of a feline's paw, ...
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Leaf and couple (yellow oil painting vintage black and white Picture couple)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
LEAF AND COUPLE is a superbe and vivid original painting on canvas depicting a still life of a fall leaf next to a vintage black and white photograph of a couple in a tender brace.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Marvellous (ballerina red hair porcelain vintage hat men surrealist oil painting
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Superbe original painting on canvas depicting a young ballerina performing a trick while onlookers contemplate perplexed to her prowess.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Banana (yellow banana blue sky vintage hat man surrealist oil painting grey)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
A surreal composition blending hyperrealism and vintage nostalgia, Banana presents an oversized, hyper-detailed banana floating in a muted blue sky. Below, a black-and-white, early 2...
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Irreversibility (vintage old car wreck nostalgia light blue auto oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; surrealism, car portrait, car accident, oil painting, representation painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary realist painting, dreams, symbolic composition, tonalist, grey, monochrome, nostalgic, vintage, early century, illustration, car, automobile, old car wreck...
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2010s American Realist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Boxing Glove (red boxing glove surréaliste brown coat oil painting boxer)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Superbe bold original painting on canvas depicting the vivid portrait of a red boxing glove held by an anonymous figure in a coat.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Soulmate (white Swan Woman bather red green vintage surrealist oil painting)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Soulmate is a superbe original painting on canvas depicting a woman bather next to a giant white Swan on a green lawn against an intense red sky.
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2010s Surrealist Rudolf Kosow Landscape Paintings
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Rudolf Kosow landscape paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Rudolf Kosow landscape paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of landscape paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Rudolf Kosow in canvas, fabric, oil paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the Surrealist style. Not every interior allows for large Rudolf Kosow landscape paintings, so small editions measuring 16 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Henry David Potwin, Henriette Gorbitz, and Marta Rynkiewicz. Rudolf Kosow landscape paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,760 and tops out at $10,000, while the average work can sell for $5,655.