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The Courtauld is home to one of the world51ݶ great art collections, located in the magnificent historical setting of Somerset House in central London. now to see one of the most renowned art collections in the UK, including iconic Impressionist masterpieces such as Manet51ݶ A Bar at the Folies Bergèand Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear.

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A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, 1882

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51ݶ the permanent collection

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You can now book your visit to see our much-loved collection of masterpieces ranging from the Middle Ages to the 20th century....

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Claudette Johnson: 51ݶ

29 Sept 2023 – 14 Jan 2024  | Tickets from £13. Includes entry to the permanent collection. Friends go free. Other concessions available.

A major exhibition of work by British artist Claudette Johnson (b.1959) will open at The Courtauld Gallery on 29 Sept 2023....

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Reworking Manet

18 Oct 2023 – 18 Feb 2024 

This display showcases the creativity and imagination of young people responding to Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882)....

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2024 Exhibitions

Charcoal drawing of a man, Frank Auerbach, sitting slightly side-on to the viewer and staring at us with a stern expression. The background is roughly completed, and the face somewhat fragmented by the background.

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Frank Auerbach: The Charcoal Heads

9 Feb – 27 May 2024

A remarkable group of large-scale drawings by Frank Auerbach will be presented together for the first time in Spring 2024....

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Two groups of men and boys on Southam Street, North Kensington, London. A young West Indian boy looks straight at the camera.

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Roger Mayne: Youth

14 June – 1 Sep 2024 

An exhibition of works by photographer Roger Mayne, bringing together his evocative documentary images of communities and neighbourhoods of 1950's inner London, alongside intimate images of his own family at home in Dorset in the 1970s....

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A painting of the houses of parliament with a purple sky and orange sun

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Monet and London: Views of the Thames

27 Sep 2024 – 19 Jan 2025

An exhibition reuniting for the first time in 120 years an extraordinary group of Claude Monet51ݶ Impressionist paintings of London, depicting Charing Cross Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, and the Houses of Parliament....

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2024 Drawings Gallery Displays

A pen and ink drawing with coloured pencils of four figures standing in a setting with brown walls

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Henry Moore: Shadows on the Wall

8 June – 22 Sep 2024 

This focused exhibition, a collaboration with Henry Moore Foundation, considers Henry Moore51ݶ (1898 – 1986) celebrated Shelter drawings as the point of departure for a new reading of the artist51ݶ fascination with images of the wall. ...

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A self portrait of Jonathan Richardson the elder on a blue background

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Drawn to Blue: Artists’ use of blue paper

2 October 2024 – 26 January 2025

This display will present a selection of drawings and prints acquired by The Courtauld since 2018, including works by Sir Frank Bowling, Mary Cassatt, Sir Grayson Perry and Susan Schwalb....

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2024 Project Space Displays

Jasper Johns (b. 1930), The Seasons (Summer)

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Jasper Johns: The Seasons

28 Feb - 12 May 2024

This display will present paintings, drawings, and prints inspired by the four seasons, by pioneering American artist Jasper Johns (b.1930) ....

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Painted self-portrait of Van Gogh

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The Courtauld Gallery51ݶ collection, which comprises over 33,000 objects ranging from the Middle Ages to the 21st century and includes paintings, drawings, ceramics and sculptures, among others, is available to explore in its entirety online for free for the first time thanks to a new digital platform.

painting of a rural landscape with some peach trees in blossom i Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Peach Trees in Blossom, 1889 The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld (detail)

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The Montagne Sainte-Victoire with a Large Pine, around 1887 i Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), The Montagne Sainte-Victoire with a Large Pine, around 1887, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

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