THE COURTAULD GALLERY – OUR COLLECTION

The Courtauld is home to one of the greatest collections of art in the UK, with over 34,000 works stretching from the Medieval period through to the 20th century, spanning painting, works on paper and sculpture and decorative arts.

The Courtauld’s collection is most famous or its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces – a world-leading collection that includes treasures such as Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, and the most significant collection of works by Cézanne in the UK. The collection has grown and developed since the establishment of The Courtauld in 1932 through gifts and bequests from some of the leading private collectors of the 20th Century, including Samuel Courtauld, Count Antoine Seilern and Sir Robert Witt.

A spectacular new home for the UK’s greatest collection of Impressionist art Masterpieces from The Courtauld’s world-renowned collection of Impressionist artworks have been reunited in the magnificently restored LVMH Great Room – the oldest purpose-built exhibition space in London.
Some 50 Impressionist works are magnificently displayed on the third floor of the Gallery, culminating in the spectacular LVMH Great Room. They include Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882), Van Gogh’s Self- Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889), Renoir’s La Loge (The Theatre Box) (1874), and the most significant collection of works by Cézanne in the UK, as well as major paintings by Monet, Degas, Gauguin, Seurat, and Modigliani.

The Courtauld’s collection includes:

Over 600 paintings
7,000 drawings
Over 550 works of decorative art and sculpture
27,000 prints

Highlights of The Courtauld’s collection include:

World-famous Impressionist masterpieces including Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, Manet’s last major painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, and Renoir’s early masterpiece, La Loge.
The largest collection of paintings by Cézanne in the UK, including such masterpieces as The Card Players.
One of the UK’s great drawings collections, including works by Albrecht Dürer, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, and Goya, and featuring such singular masterpieces as Michelangelo’s Dream of Human Life.
An outstanding Renaissance collection comprised of important paintings from Italy and northern Europe, including two rare works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the only altarpiece by Botticelli to be housed in a UK museum collection.
A world-class collection of paintings by Rubens, which is part of an important holding of 17th century paintings.
A comprehensive collection of works from the ‘Golden Age’ of watercolour, including a magnificent collection of 30 drawings and watercolours spanning the career of J.M.W. Turner.
A rich collection of modern works, including early 20th century masterpieces such as Amedeo Modigliani’s Female Nude and Oskar Kokoschka’s imposing triptych The Myth of Prometheus.
Paintings by leading artists of the Bloomsbury Group, Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and Roger Fry, together with avant-garde decorative arts produced by them at their Omega Workshops.
An important collection of decorative arts, with outstanding Islamic metalwork, Gothic ivories and Renaissance ceramics.

The collection cared for by The Courtauld Gallery is owned by the Samuel Courtauld Trust, which has been a partner in the Courtauld Connects project.

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Open Monday to Sunday

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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Entry times from 10.00 – 17.15

Timed tickets are required for all visitors. You can arrive at any time within your allocated 15-minute timeslot.

We recommend allowing at least two hours when visiting the Gallery and 30 minutes when visiting our special exhibitions. The Courtauld Gallery closes at 18.00.

The Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House
Strand
London WC2R 0RN

The Courtauld Institute of Art Reception

Tel: 0203 947 7777

(office hours, Monday to Friday)

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Image credits:

The Courtauld Gallery. Photo Benedict Johnson

The Blavatnik Fine Rooms at The Courtauld Gallery. Photo © Jim Winslet

The LVMH Great Room at The Courtauld Gallery Photo © Hufton+Crow

The LVMH Great Room at The Courtauld Gallery. Photo © David Levene

Sando Botticelli (around 1445-1510) The Holy Trinity with Saints Mary Magdalen and John the Baptist, around 1491-94. The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld. Photo © David Levene

Description text from Daisy Taylor (Bolton & Quinn) - courtesy of The Courtauld Press Office