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Rudolf Kosow Nude 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.

On 1stDibs, find a range of Rudolf Kosow’s paintings, drawings and more.

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Artist: Rudolf Kosow
Fragment 9 (dreamy woman back skin female figurative painting soft Earth tones)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Fragment 9" by Rudolf Kosow is a striking miniature painting that employs a minimalist yet impactful use of color and form to convey deep emotional and psychological states. The art...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Rudolf Kosow Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Fragment 10 (dreamy woman back skin female figurative painting soft Earth tones)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Fragment" by Rudolf Kosow is a deeply introspective miniature painting on wood that subtly plays with shadow and light to evoke a sense of hidden depths within the human form. This ...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Rudolf Kosow Nude Paintings

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Fragment 13 (dreamy woman back skin female figurative painting soft Earth tones)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
A solitary back, stripped of identity, rendered in layers of translucent scumbling and incised abrasion. The flesh becomes terrain—scratched, weathered, elusive. In this fragment, R...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Rudolf Kosow Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Fragment 14 (dreamy woman back skin female figurative painting soft Earth tones)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
A moment of retreat, a whisper of flesh against shadow. The female form turns inward, her back becoming the quiet locus of emotion. In this fragment, Kosow softens the tactile abrasi...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Rudolf Kosow Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

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